CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9] — Page 254

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article – which China and the adjacent territories are able to furnish, and the various varieties of Dyes - Woads and other valuable materials interesting to our Manufacturers will all obtain attention from a properly selected Botanical gardener.

In my late visit to Siam, I found not only known fruits whose qualities were superior to any elsewhere, but many fruits which we had not seen elsewhere but tasted for the first time. And as regards the floral department, the benefits of a well-directed Botanical garden are too obvious to require elucidation.

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28. My attention has been called to the great desirableness in a community like this of establishing a public library where books under proper regulations shall be accessible to the Community in the locality provided. In their reception, certain classes of books might be allowed a freer circulation. We have the materials for forming a very valuable collection. The Morrison library connected with the Morrison Institution was purchased by the liberality of the Community - but from the absence of adequate precautions, the effects of climate are promptly destructive of books not carefully...

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256 57 249 article – which China and the adjacent territories are able to furnish, and the various varieties of Dyes - Woads and other valuable materials interesting to our Manufacturers will all obtain attention from a properly selected Botanical gardener. In my late visit to Siam, I found not only known fruits whose qualities were superior to any elsewhere, but many fruits which we had not seen elsewhere but tasted for the first time. And as regards the floral department, the benefits of a well-directed Botanical garden are too obvious to require elucidation. # Libraries. 28. My attention has been called to the great desirableness in a community like this of establishing a public library where books under proper regulations shall be accessible to the Community in the locality provided. In their reception, certain classes of books might be allowed a freer circulation. We have the materials for forming a very valuable collection. The Morrison library connected with the Morrison Institution was purchased by the liberality of the Community - but from the absence of adequate precautions, the effects of climate are promptly destructive of books not carefully...

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article – which China and the adjacent territories are able to furnish, and the

-ract varieties of Dyes - Woads and other onluable materials interesting to our Manufacturers will all obtain attention from a properly selected Botanienl

gardener.

late vicić to Siam.

found not only known fruits whore

qualities were

, loe

thing

for Superin to any cliewhere but many fruits

had seen elsewhere but

for the first time.

we tasted

tasted on this

which we

And no regards the floral departiment the benefits of a well directed. Botanient barden

are too obvious to require -

Selucidation.-

Libraries.

28. My attention has been called

to the great desirablences in a community like this of ctablishing

a public library whore books under prom regulations shall be accesible to

Community in the locality provided

In their reception, certain classes of

–

斤

books might be allowed a ficer circulatio, We have the materials for forming

very valuable collection. The Morison library connected with the Murricon histitution was

and

purchased by the liberality of the Community - but from the absence of adequate precautions the effects of climate is promptly destructive of books not carefully

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