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Plants shipped for England.--Sail for Manila.--Natural Productions and Exports--Passport Annoyances.--The Interior of Luzon.--Its Laguna.--Early Morning in the Philippines.--Valuable Plants procured.--The "Queen of Orchids."--Natural Habits of Air-Plants.--Lawless Banditti of the Interior.--A false Alarm.--Monkeys more harmless than Men.--A Night at Dolores with the Padre.--Volcanoes in the Philippines.--General Appearance of the Country.--Leeches not very agreeable Companions.--Return to Manila and ship Plants for England.--Sail for the north of China.--"A Man overboard."--His Recovery by a gallant Boat's Crew.--Arrive in the North.

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