National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-12-20

On'na 10 "oqoen"y 0a''u
kingdom, ana the ionuhess OIL t"o poo-
pie for floral decorations has often been
remarked. artificial flowers in abundance
haino rssa vban natural ones ara not
op.ainso'e'
The rich variety OF ANIMALS and hover
ing shrubs is most attractive. Chrysan.
themums are brought to wonderful per-
lection In pots, those Of imperial yellow,
espeeially. appearine like great mounds
q, ooIdan infloro,canco. tho individual
'1N,.' - ,..L-
no"eis measuring 'onno',lneS iuones
IN diameter Ihors arc nve species OIL
magnolia, each with peculiar attractions.
The richly aromatic obnmpaca. species
of chimonanthus,s called by the natives
"the way plum.n IL UNSURPASSED in the
sweetness of its perfume, and the delight
full Daphne odora are extensively culti-
waited. Camellias In great profusion and
variety; azaleas, brilliant in all their
splendor of scarlet. crimson, purple, Law
endor. white. and yellow; euphorbias,
crape.mvrtles. and n score of other at
tractiye plants flourish In the omen air.
The natural fora of the country has beon
but imperfectly studied. the dosultory
exertions of amateur collectors adding
eyerv year TO the number of plants
known. In the family of ferns alone the
island of Honq-Konr shows more than
100 species. soms Of them OF great beauty,
indigenous to the place. The destruction
of the forests has intorfored with the
natural growth of tho land. so that IL is
only in isolated mountain groups, or
among the hipblands OF the interior, that
the original Cora
on "i,n nD' Az HeD'
IN lecture uellvered DSiore Inc h9yai
3eoRraphicai society III 100, Mr. hieeiton
Dyer saiui know no neid lor 1otanlcai
exploration Whe,e amateurs couIu az pres
gu. eoI,evs WIN Icss trouoio Snu WIN ,ho.o
pIooaoiiisy Oh Isnueting useIui eiu 70
selenCe .han III SnIha NY experiences III
.ne south Oh tnst empire luily connrnls
tnis opinion. having occasion 10 travei
eA.ensiVely throusn the ihterior Oh the
oanton province, l nave observed anu
colieo'eu plants as Inversion from more
serious ocGupatons, ana nave peen sur
pr'scu nv tno g,eat variety Oh 'nc noVel-
nes uIscoVerou. IN isoia,eu sr9ups oi
mountains 10 ehe n0rtn ana east 1 nave
Somdron rann s' 1919 op's so;oo,i fooIir
known two of which grew side Inv side
Tn referriny In these nlant. Mr. n r
Hanoe. whose authoritv on botanv In the
far east Ia undisnuted saws. ~ had the
pleasure last wear Clssil Of describing n
very Are new snscis. ~ rhododendron
discovered bv2 Mr. H-Iately again
yisitad the ,oc,,;tv and was stili more
fortnnata in detsct;ns another oxtramslv
beautiful sneeies also unde,cribed
Hs 81 have dedjcatoa IL 10 Mr.
H-s amiable and accommodated vifo.
the freouent comn.nion of mis- iourneya
into tbe inter;or y . Tbougb tbe
flower. arc comnarativsly ANAL their
number and comnsctnss. ioysly color
selicate FRAGRANCE and tho contrast witb
tbe Golden siIkv bnd. scales make this
,ne of the nre1tisst and most intere.ting
,necies I bavs '.s,n This nl.nt wonIi
he n great acnpisition 70 Erronean car
5onsT Tn r.fsrancn to the third If ,5asa
planta the aamo nutherity savs "Dnrinv
this cxpedition ito I,oSow mountoins
sixtv miles east of Cantonl Mr., HI
was 80 fortupate ma In Siscnx.r In n ain o,o
local;tv On tbs vergs If deen ;naccss.
sible. and nrecinitops ravine tbickIv
neonied with onr remota consina and
henoa, o.llea Ma.iov-Tung or
,,o,,,,,,, -
'oHu"'
az ABOUT o,Zoo ieet ABOVE tho sea level, 9
very hne new rhouodendron-the third
accession 10 TINS genus Tor Which we are
'huepteu 10 ms uhtirihg ana succeSsiul
eIertons. constant cloud-like MIST
nils anu rises from tue gorge, ena the
ona.,,omn ,n;,h 80 III, a.;. az y
called r.. simisrum and the other two
respectively r.. uenrvi and r. Maria,
On these Iofou monntains. which form
remarkable cram with deon ravincs
where the original forest still remain !.
in the seclu,ion of watch are fonnd
many clo,sters of the Buddbist and
Taoist seots. I Cound all three of these
new observation-disclosures. These mountain,
are unusuallv rich in 6ornl treasures
avery new excnrsion revealing frs.I
wonders Amony other novsitias ''
fonnd nav Podpnbyjlum describ.d nv
Or. Uanco ss The p verspello This
leaves vary maryeloualy in outline from
N SQUARE. parallolos ram. trianple or mania
pon. To a oircle. and ara either with n,
without lobes ONLY n vonr nrovioue Z,
the di,coverv of this nIant n nav snecis,
described as p. pleianthnm was found in
Formo,n Preyious IN that t;ms th,
American Mav-appIe or mandr.lJe. p
neltatum. the fruit of which ia sston ,nt
from the rhizomn of whieh n nnry,tiv,
resin. named nodonhvlline. much ON.
Moved In bepatic deransements. il prs.
nar.d. and tho Himnlavan p. omodi war,
the only two species known. That hi,
remarkable genus shonld in two ySars h,
donbled in China 4, oertainlv !. fact of
p,,r, ,,,rr,r.r ,,o ro.
'A ~ 'oi
Inc species touna by me IN extensively
USED LOT medieihal purposes py the Chl
hese. an 'no SURFACE caves Oh the liine
Stone mus III we hor1nWest OF th
province peautilul new species OF os
gonna caIieu d. ciroumlooaIa was round
~ is much ussd III pulmonary complaints
Ahotnsr OF 'ne sahe genus aiso new, wa
ionna Few Jay. previous on INC erags.
nilisiuo, ABOVE INC river, ano mas receive
the hanho Vi %. ieerota' new hoiIs
sevorai new species o. the genus huous,
TWO now ierhsDa roiypouiuih anu nj