Chap. XIX. 
JOURNEY TO SAHARITNPORE. 
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the fortress of Allahabad ; we had therefore to continue 
our journey to Saharunpore by land. All the tea-plants 
were brought on shore and put in an open shed until 
arrangements could be made for sending them onward. 
Mr. Lowther, the Commissioner, who had received in- 
structions from the Government concerning us, appeared 
most anxious that everything should be done to ensure 
the speedy and safe arrival of the men, plants, &c., at 
their destination. My thanks are also due to Mr. Wad- 
dington, the Government agent, for the kind manner in 
which he attended to my suggestions. 
The Chinese and their effects, with the tea-plants and 
implements for manufacture, filled nine waggons. As 
it was not possible to get bullocks for more than three 
waggons a day, it was determined to send three on the 
16th, three on the 17th, and the remainder on the 18th 
of the month. I left Allahabad on the evening of the 
19th in a Government carriage, and by quick travelling 
I was enabled to inspect the different parties several 
times on the road between Allahabad and Saharunpore. 
In due time all arrived at their destination in perfect 
safety, and were handed over to Dr. Jameson, the Su- 
perintendent of the Botanical Gardens in the North- 
West Provinces and of the Government tea-plantations. 
When the cases were opened the tea-plants were found to 
be in a very healthy state. No fewer than 12,838 plants 
were counted in the cases, and many more were germina- 
ting. Notwithstanding their long voyage from the north 
of China, and the frequent transshipment and changes 
by the way, they seemed as green and vigorous as if they 
had been all the while growing on the Chinese hills. 
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