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Nicotiana tabacum,

Datura metel,

Amentaceœ,

Solanum nigrum,

a. Cupuliferæ,

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Edicts Relating to Military Operations..

PLANTS (Continued),

Solaneœ,

Juglandeœ,

Juglans regia,

Alismacea,

Alisma plantago? Liliacea,

Lilium

AUG.

S. dulcamara,

Quercus

?

Asphodeleœ,

Capsicum.

B. Salicineæ,

Allium (several sp.)

Convolvulaceœ,

Salix?

Iridea,

Convolvulus batatus,

S. babylonica.

. Iris

C

?

Conifera,

Gramineœ,

Polygoneœ,

Pinus-

?

Polygonum (several sp.) Juniperus

?

Rumex acetosa,

Scitamineæ,

Rheum.

Zingiber officinalis.

Chenopodea,

Palma,

Triticum, Oryza,

Zea mays,

Milium panicum.

Filices,

C. bonus-henricus.

attain a small Musci,

Atrocarpa,

Borassus,

size, produce Fungi,

Morus nigra,

Musa,

no ripe fruit,

M. alba,

and are all

Urticea,

Betel,

found in gar-

Cannabis

?

dens.

Humulus lupulus.

European forms much more frequent in the botanical, than in the animal, kingdom. Plants characteristic of this part of China are the tea shrub; Stillingia sebifera (tallow-tree); Dryandra cordata (varnish tree); Humulus lupulus (hops). The tropical forms attain but a small size, their fruits do not ripen, and the brilliancy of the flowers is strikingly inferior to that of the Indian Flora. In the month of August, the thermometer rises to 115°, in December it sinks to 22°.

The geological features of Chusan are primary rocks (the highest about 1800 feet), and vallies with alluvial soil. The whole line of coast from Macao to Chusan appears to be primary formation.

ART. III.

Memorials and edicts relating to the military opera tions on the coast, during the visit of the first English expedition.

No. 1.

THE slave Yukeën, an imperially appointed high commissioner, and lieu- tenant-governor of the province of Keängsoo, kneeling presents this me- morial, on which he prays that a sacred glance may be cast.

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