A Naturalist in Western China with Vasculum, Camera and Gun 2 Volume Set

Volume 1: Preface; Introduction Charles S. Sargent; 1. Western China – mountain ranges and river systems; 2. Western Hupeh – general topography and geology; 3. Methods of travel – roads and accommodation; 4. In quest of flowers – a journey in North-Western Hupeh; 5. Forest and crag – across the Hupeh-Szechuan frontier; 6. The red basin of Szechuan – its geology, mineral, and agricultural wealth; 7. Eastern Szechuan – narrative of a journey from Taning Hsien to Tunghsiang Hsien; 8. The ancient kingdom of Pa – narrative of a journey from Tunghsiang Hsien to Paoning Fu; 9. The Chengtu Plain – 'The Garden of Western China'; 10. North-Western Szechuan – narrative of a cross-mountain journey to Sungpan Ting; 11. Sungpan Ting – the land of the Sifan; 12. The Chino-Thibetan borderland – 'The Marches of the Mantzu'; 13. The Chiarung tribes – their history, manners, and customs; 14. Across the Chino-Tibetan borderland – Kuan Hsien to Romi Chango; the flora of the Panlan Shan; 15. Across the Chino-Thibetan borderland – Romi Chango to Tachienlu; the forests of the Ta-P'ao Shan; 16. Tachienlu, the gate of Thibet – the Kingdom of Chiala, its people, their manners and customs; 17. Sacred Omei Shan – its temples and its flora; 18. Through the Laolin (wilderness) – narrative of a journey from Kiating to Malie, via Wawu Shan; 19. Wa Shan and its flora. Volume 2: 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.