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(1) YUNNAN, the south-western province of China, is now famous in horticulture for its many decorative contributions to western gardens. The:ollection of the seeds was begun by Mr. George Forrest in 1905, and Mr. Kingdon Ward, a son of the late Prof. Marshall Ward of Cambridge, joined in the work in 1911. Mr. Ward had the advantage of some years' experience as a schoolmaster in Shanghai and of the knowledge thus gained of the Chinese language and characteristics. His. first journey in Yunnan was described in his well-known work, “The Land of the Blue Poppy,” named after one of the most beautiful plants discovered by Mr. Forrest.
(1) The Mystery Rivers of Tibet: a Description of the Little-known Land where Asia's Mightiest Rivers gallop in Harness through the Narrow Gateway of Tibet; its Peoples, Fauna and Flora.
By Capt. F. Kingdon Ward. Pp. 316 + 16 plates + 4 maps. (London: Seeley, Service and Co., Ltd., 1923.) 21s. net.
(2) Into Little Thibet.
By Helen Mary Boulnois. Pp. 256 + 20 plates. (London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co., Ltd., 1923.) 7s. 6d. net.
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G., J. (1) The Mystery Rivers of Tibet: a Description of the Little-known Land where Asia's Mightiest Rivers gallop in Harness through the Narrow Gateway of Tibet; its Peoples, Fauna and Flora (2) Into Little Thibet. Nature 113, 450–451 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/113450a0
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