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shrubs, for example, we find such genera as Pinus, 

 Cupressus, Berber is, Quercus, Viburnum, Indigofera, 

 Andromeda, Lonicera, Deutzia, Rubus, Myrica, 

 Spircea, Ilex, and many others common to both 

 countries. 



Amongst herbaceous plants we have Gentiana, 

 Aquilegia, Anemone, Rumex, Primula, Lilium, Le- 

 ontodon, Ranunculus, &c, equally distributed in the 

 Himalayas and in China, and even in aquatic plants 

 the same resemblance may be traced, as in Nelum- 

 bium, Caladium, &c. And more than this, we do 

 not find plants belonging to the same genera only, 

 but in many instances the identical species are found in 

 both countries. The Indigofera, common in the 

 Himalayas, abounds also on the tea-hills of China, 

 and so does Berberis nepalensis, Lonicera diversi- 

 folia, Myrica sapida, and many others. 



Were it necessary, I might now show that there is 

 a most striking resemblance between the geology of 

 the two countries as well as in their vegetable pro- 

 ductions. In both the black and green tea countries 

 to which I have alluded, clay-slate is most abundant. 

 But enough has been advanced to prove how well 

 many parts of the Himalayas are adapted for the cul- 

 tivation of tea ; besides, the flourishing condition of 

 many of the plantations is, after all, the best proof, 

 and puts the matter beyond all doubt. 



4. Suggestions. — Having shown that tea can be 

 grown in the Himalayas, and that it would produce 

 a valuable and remunerative crop, the next great 

 object appears to be the production of superior tea, 



