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that island, make a

report upon its

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usefulness of the Hong Kong Botanic

vegetable productions and collect

specimens of the plants characteristic

of its flora. There can be little doubt

that a

man

might by

of Mr. Food's intelligence

so doing amass much

eful information and at the

same time secure

for the Botanic

Garden at Hong Kong many plants

which would be desirable for distribution.

to the other Eastern Colonies of the

Empire.

3. Sir Joseph Hooker is glad

to observe in Mr Ford's Report evidence.

of his continued desire to develope the

usefulness

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Garden. Of its intrinsic beauty

as a

place of resort he continues to receive.

from visitors to the bast reports

em

mana ma

4.

ently creditable to Mr. Ford's

agement.

Sir Joseph Stooker ta

observes that Mr Ford has done his

best to introduce into Hong Ho

ng

several plants of considerable importance

in Chinese Commerce. Amongst these

are the Persea Nan - mu

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so much

esteemed by the Chinese for the

manufacture of the coffins of the

wealthy, and the Paicha word,

employed