VOYAGE HOME. 
Chap. XXIII. 
and horticultural exhibitions in the metropolis, 
and already many of the earlier introductions have 
been distributed all over Europe. 
Some especial favourites, which I did not like to 
trust to the long sea journey round the Cape, were 
brought home by the overland route under my 
own care. One of these is a charming little saxi- 
frage, having its green leaves beautifully mottled 
and tinted with various colours of white, pink, 
and rose. This will he invaluable for growing in 
hanging baskets in greenhouses or for window 
gardening. I need not tell now how I managed 
my little favourites on the voyage home ; how I 
guarded them from stormy seas, and took them on 
shore for fresh air at Hongkong, Ceylon, and 
Suez ; how I brought them through the land of 
Egypt and onwards to Southampton. More than 
one of* my fellow-passengers by that mail will re- 
member my movements with these two little hand 
greenhouses. On the 2nd of January, 1862, the 
Peninsular and Oriental Company’s ship ‘ Ceylon,’ 
Captain Evans, steamed into the dock at South- 
ampton, and thus ends the narrative of my visit to 
Zipangu and Cathay. 
