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jiieroiis varieties of tlie beiiutit'ul Chinese C'u- 

 melHas, several species of Bauhinias from Indiai 

 md i}m Bhdk hhMf ^lant also from liMn^ 

 Tlie fruit of tins latter plant, before attaining 

 matiinty, U jieifectly black, or rather, as a true 

 hhick does not exist in the vegetable kingdom, 

 a i)urplish black, but when ripe it becomes red ; 

 ike stem, &c. of ibfe plttnt has^lao a Saark €rige. 

 Two species of Annona, indigenons to China, 

 and removed from its wild state in the \ ieinity 

 of Macao to this warden, partieidurly attracted 

 my notice ; one is probably an midescribed 

 apfd^l it is found ^wing upon title Itllk ne^t 

 Macao* The tree wai nm both, in fruit and 

 flower, the latter being very fragrant ; tlie Chi- 

 nese mime it the Hill Ann(*na, or, in tlicir lan- 

 gnage, Shan, ^'ing, Cbao ; the other species 

 is ate A* mcata^ calldd Ijy ^ ^Jhlnese, Ying, 

 Chao. 



In a pond in the garden are some beautiful 

 5:|>ecimens of the (iolden Carp, (Ci/jni/ufS aiira- 

 tiis^ Liuu.) which inhabits the lakes of southern 



become toldef mii iJiejr ^s^&sa ^ 



several variations, wMch, when depicted in 

 drawings, has caused many to regard them m 



Mou-tan. (»r Peony, ol' Cliina. I vvn> told vviis merely a VCrj^ 

 large ami hplenditl \uriciy of the Hihisvits losa chiuensis. 



