CHAPTER V._Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China Including a visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries; with an account of the agriculture and horticulture of the Chinese, new plants, etc.

Land at Chusan.--Description of the Island.--Town of

Tinghae.--Agriculture.--Staple Productions.--Hemp Plants.--Palm

of which Ropes are made--Trefoil cultivated for Manure.--Oil

Plant.--Flora.--Hills covered with Azaleas, etc.--The Tallow

Tree.--Green Tea Shrub.--Bamboos and other Trees.--Fruits.--Yang Mai

and Kum-quat.--Inhabitants and Shops in Tinghae.--English Names on

Shop Doors.--A new Language.--Mode of classing Foreigners.--Diseases

of the Eye common.--Salt-making.--Method of preparing the Vegetable

Tallow.--Mode of hatching Eggs by artificial Heat.

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