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when they are out of season. Those we saw in Nagasaki, referred to in Fig. 22, had come from Canton or Swatow or possibly Formosa. The form, foliage and bloom of the bamboo give the most beautiful effects in the landscape, especially when grouped with tree forms. They are usually
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Fig. 70.—Boone Road vegetable market, April 6th, Shanghai, China. The large vegetables in the lower section are lotus roots.
