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the Plants in this book which are deemd most Curious & desireable to be obtained are marked with 4 crosses + + + + the others with a smaller number of crosses proportiond to the value of [each?] Chinese List of such Plants as are known by figures or descriptions & have not yet been [obtaind?] is also annexd besides these the Blue & Pink Colord [indecipherable] said to be well known at Canton The white the Yellow & the Purple Tree Peony and all the varieties of azalea indica which will be found on sale at the nursery Garden above the Town of Canton [see note added below] are novelties here which may probably be obtained without much difficulty.
Whatever money you may have occasion for, Mr Lance will supply you with on his majesties acct. in this respect however you cannot be too Frugal or too scrupulous, Every necessary of Life will be
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as well as Female Plants of the Ginko Biloba or [Salisbrenia?] the males of which have Flowered at Kew