A Naturalist in Western China with Vasculum, Camera and Gun : Being Some Account of Eleven Years' Travel (Paperback)

1. The flora of Western China ? a brief account of the richest temperate flora in the world; 2. The principal timber trees; 3. Fruits, wild and cultivated; 4. Chinese materia medica; 5. Gardens and gardening ? favourite flowers cultivated by the Chinese; 6. Agriculture ? the principal food-stuff crops; 7. The more important plant products ? wild and cultivated trees of economic importance; 8. The more important plant products ? cultivated shrubs and herbs of economic value; 9. Tea and 'tea-yielding' plants ? the tea industry for the Thibetan markets; 10. Insect white-wax; 11. Sport in Western China ? pheasants and other game birds; 12. Sport in Western China ? wild-fowl shooting on the Ya River; 13. Sport in Western China ? ruminant and other game animals; 14. Sport in Western China ? carnivorous and other animals, including monkeys; 15. Western China ? minerals and mineral wealth; 16. Conclusion; Index.