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An armchair designed by Thomas Chippendale, with a Chinese style.

Chippendale Chinese Chair 2

An armchair designed by Thomas Chippendale, with a Chinese style.

The fronds on the adiantum diaphanum fern ranges from four to eight inches in height with long slender fronds. The base of the fern has one to three branches. This variety of maidenhair grows in south east China and New Zealand.

Adiantum Diaphanum Fern

The fronds on the adiantum diaphanum fern ranges from four to eight inches in height with long slender…

Bambusa aurea, golden bamboo cane, grows between six and ten feet tall. Bambusa aurea has a yellowish color when fully mature. This variety of bamboo is native to China.

Bambusa Aurea

Bambusa aurea, golden bamboo cane, grows between six and ten feet tall. Bambusa aurea has a yellowish…

The common name of callistephus is China Aster. The flower heads are dark purple. Each branch has a single head.

Flower-Heads of Callistephus Chinensis Vars

The common name of callistephus is China Aster. The flower heads are dark purple. Each branch has a…

The comet type of China aster has very flat rays. The flowers are rose, white, or blue.

China Aster, the Comet Type

The comet type of China aster has very flat rays. The flowers are rose, white, or blue.

The branching type of China aster was first introduced in 1893. It is likely that more than half of asters grown in the United States are branching types.

The Branching Type of China Aster

The branching type of China aster was first introduced in 1893. It is likely that more than half of…

Pictured is a China aster of the quilled type.

Quilled Type of China Aster

Pictured is a China aster of the quilled type.

The common names of I>Belamcanda</I> are blackberry lily and leopard flower. The chinensis variety grows two to three feet tall. It is native to China and Japan.

Belamcanda Chinensis

The common names of I>Belamcanda are blackberry lily and leopard flower. The chinensis variety grows…

Scythian lamb is the common name of cibotium barometz. It is a trunkless tree-fern. It is native to China.

Scythian Lamb

Scythian lamb is the common name of cibotium barometz. It is a trunkless tree-fern. It is native to…

Cornus kousa is a shrub that grows twenty feet tall. The flowers are creamy white and very showy. The plant is native to China and Japan.

Cornus Kousa

Cornus kousa is a shrub that grows twenty feet tall. The flowers are creamy white and very showy. The…

Cotoneaster horizontalis is a low shrub with almost horizontal branches. The flowers are erect and pink. The plant is native to China.

Cotoneaster Horizontalis

Cotoneaster horizontalis is a low shrub with almost horizontal branches. The flowers are erect and pink.…

Cotoneaster hupehensis is a shrub that grows five feet tall and has slender, spreading branches. The flowers are yellow and bloom in May. The plant is native to China.

Cotoneaster Hupehensis

Cotoneaster hupehensis is a shrub that grows five feet tall and has slender, spreading branches. The…

Cowpea, China bean, black-eyed pea, and black-eyed bean are all common names of vigna catjang. Botanically it is a bean rather than a pea.

Cowpea

Cowpea, China bean, black-eyed pea, and black-eyed bean are all common names of vigna catjang. Botanically…

Crataegus pinnatifida is native to China, Siberia, and Korea. It grows twenty feet tall. The fruit is round and dark red.

Crataegus Pinnatifida

Crataegus pinnatifida is native to China, Siberia, and Korea. It grows twenty feet tall. The fruit is…

Cushaw, China, Canada, and Winter crookneck squash are the common names of curcurbita moschata. The plant is long running and sometimes softly hairy.

Crookneck Squash

Cushaw, China, Canada, and Winter crookneck squash are the common names of curcurbita moschata. The…

Dianthus chinensis flowers are large, clustered, and pink or lilac. The plant is native to China and Japan.

Dianthus Chinensis

Dianthus chinensis flowers are large, clustered, and pink or lilac. The plant is native to China and…

Diervilla japonica is native to Japan and China. It blooms in May and June. The flowers usually grow in three flowered clusters.

Diervilla Japonica

Diervilla japonica is native to Japan and China. It blooms in May and June. The flowers usually grow…

The common name of elaeagnus multiflora is gumi. It grows six feet tall with reddish brown branchlets. The flowers are yellowish white and fragrant. It is native to China and Japan.

Elaeagnus Multiflora

The common name of elaeagnus multiflora is gumi. It grows six feet tall with reddish brown branchlets.…

Loquat is native to China and Japan. The fruit is pear shaped, yellow, and about an inch and a half long. The flavor is acidic but tasty.

Loquat

Loquat is native to China and Japan. The fruit is pear shaped, yellow, and about an inch and a half…

Crape myrtle is the common name of lagerstroemia indica. It is cultivated in India but probably native to China. The flowers are usually bright pink.

Crape Myrtle

Crape myrtle is the common name of lagerstroemia indica. It is cultivated in India but probably native…

The ligustrum ibota shrub grows to ten feet with spreading and curving branches. The flowers are a third of an inch long and bloom in June and July. The plant is native to Japan and China.

Ligustrum Ibota

The ligustrum ibota shrub grows to ten feet with spreading and curving branches. The flowers are a third…

Tiger lily is the common name of lilium tigrinum. The flowers bloom in August and September. It is native to China and Japan. The flowers are salmon-red with purplish black spots.

Tiger Lily

Tiger lily is the common name of lilium tigrinum. The flowers bloom in August and September. It is native…

Lilium henryi flowers bloom August and September and are native to central China. The flowers are bright orange-yellow and slight spotted with reddish brown. The flowers also have a green band at the base of each segment.

Lilium Henryi

Lilium henryi flowers bloom August and September and are native to central China. The flowers are bright…

Litchi or leechee is a fruit tree native to China. The fruit tastes best when fresh.

Litchi

Litchi or leechee is a fruit tree native to China. The fruit tastes best when fresh.

Lonicera japonica is also known as L. halliana. The shrub climbs up to fifteen feet. It is native to China and Japan. The flowers are white changing to yellow, often purplish outside. The flowers are very fragrant.

Lonicera Japonica

Lonicera japonica is also known as L. halliana. The shrub climbs up to fifteen feet. It is native to…

Loquat is a small, evergreen fruit tree native to China and Japan. The fruit ripens in the spring. The flavor of the fruit is similar to a cherry.

Loquat

Loquat is a small, evergreen fruit tree native to China and Japan. The fruit ripens in the spring. The…

Illustrated is a leaf of <i>melia azedarach</i>. The common names are China tree, China berry, and pride of India. The leaves are three feet long and stalked.

China Tree Leaf

Illustrated is a leaf of melia azedarach. The common names are China tree, China berry, and pride of…

Polyanthus narcissus is the common name of <i>narcissus tazetta</i>. The flower segments are pure white with a lemon-yellow, cup shaped corona. The plant can be found from the Canary Islands to China and Japan.

Polyanthus Narcissus

Polyanthus narcissus is the common name of narcissus tazetta. The flower segments are pure white with…

The <i>neillia sinensis</i> shrub is native to central China. It grows six feet tall. The flowers bloom in May and June.

Neillia Sinensis

The neillia sinensis shrub is native to central China. It grows six feet tall. The flowers bloom in…

An engraved scene of the Black Tea District in Bohea, famous for its distinctive tea.

Black Tea District Scene

An engraved scene of the Black Tea District in Bohea, famous for its distinctive tea.

Leaves are plucked from a bush and a man carries them to the drying house.

Plucking Leaves

Leaves are plucked from a bush and a man carries them to the drying house.

Guava (<i>Psidium guayava</i>) is a low-growing West Indian tree belonging to the family Myrtaceæ. It bears white flowers, followed by fragrant, yellow, fleshy fruits, extensively employed in the making of preserves and jellies. The guava also grows in the East Indies; and there is a Chinese variety, <i>P. cattleianum</i>, the strawberry guava.

Guava

Guava (Psidium guayava) is a low-growing West Indian tree belonging to the family Myrtaceæ. It bears…

Jute, also known as Calcutta Hemp, is a fiber obtained from several species of the genus Corchorus of the order Tiliaceæ, and employed in the manufacture of the coarser textiles. The great bulk of the world's supply is derived from two species, C. capsularis and C. olitorius (Jew's Mallow), both of which are indigenous to Bengal, India, where from remote times they have been cultivate for economic purposes. The two species are similar in appearance, but may be distinguished by the form of the seed pods, which are nearly spherical in C. capsularis, and long and narrow in C. olitorius. Both plants are herbaceous annuals with straight, slender stalks from 5 to 15 feet in height, branched at the top, and bearing small yellow flowers. The fiber, which is derived from the inner bark, is of a creamy yellow or light buff color and of a silky luster. It spins well, but is not as strong as flax or hemp, and deteriorates rapidly. The young shoots are used as pot herbs. Jute is grown chiefly in Bengal, though it is raised to a limited extent in China, Formosa, and Southern Japan. It can be grown successfully in the South Atlantic and Gulf States of the United States, but lack of mechanical methods for preparing the fiber has prevented its cultivation on an industrial scale. Attempts to naturalize it elsewhere have generally failed. For its most successful cultivation, jute requires a soft, deep soil and a hot, moist atmosphere, alluvial lands being especially adapted to its production. This illustration shows Corchorus capsularis.

Jute

Jute, also known as Calcutta Hemp, is a fiber obtained from several species of the genus Corchorus of…

A chow-chow, a domesticated dog that was imported from China.

Chow-chow

A chow-chow, a domesticated dog that was imported from China.

The Great Wall of China, built by the first emperor of the Tsin dynasty about 220 B.C., as a protection against Tartar tribes.

Great Wall

The Great Wall of China, built by the first emperor of the Tsin dynasty about 220 B.C., as a protection…

The pug is a breed of small, short-haired lap dogs, probably of Oriental origin, and introduced into Europe by way of Holland in the sixteenth century. The breed is characterized by the shortness of the face and uplifted form of nose. Only a fawn color, with blackish face, was known until about 1875, when a wholly black variety was introduced into the West from China. The pug is essentially a house dog, good-tempered and affectionate. Unless restrained, it becomes extremely fat. Its weight should not exceed fifteen pounds; its form should be compact and elegant, though robust, with straight legs, the face much wrinkled and forehead high, the coat smooth and silky, and the tail always tightly curled over the hip. The face and thin, small ears should be black, and in the fawn-colored breed a blackish line should run along the spine.

Pug Dog

The pug is a breed of small, short-haired lap dogs, probably of Oriental origin, and introduced into…