罗伯特·福琼 植物猎人PDF电子书下载

Chapter 1 From Childhood to Manhood in Scotland 1

1.1 The World at War 1

1.2 Life in the Scottish Borders 5

1.3 Employment in the Scottish Capital 11

Chapter 2 Early Professional Career 15

2.1 The Move to London 15

2.2 Preparing for the Trip to China 24

Chapter 3 Fortune's First Visit to China 30

3.1 Fortune's First Year in the Flowery Land 30

3.2 Fortune's Second Year in China:New People,Places and Experiences 42

3.3 A Short Trip to the Philippines 50

3.4 Back in China:Encounters with Mandarins,Locals and Pirates 54

3.5 The Results of Fortune's Forays in the Flowery Land 61

Chapter 4 Chelsea Interlude 69

4.1 Curator of the Chelsea Physic Garden 69

4.2 Preparing for Service in the East India Company 75

Chapter 5 In the Service of the East India Company 81

5.1 The Outward Journey 81

5.2 An Illegal Journey in Search of Green Tea 85

5.3 More Teas and Temples 91

5.4 A Secret Journey to the Black Tea District of Fújiàn 97

5.5 Preparing for India 109

5.6 Tour of Inspection in Northern India 112

5.7 Home for a Year 123

5.8 Searching for Tea in Troubled Times 135

5.9 A Jaunt with Friends 144

5.10 A Visit to the Silk District 158

5.11 Taking Leave of China 166

5.12 Second Tour of Inspection in Northorn India 168

Chapter 6 Intermezzo:Moving Up in the World 171

6.1 Back to London 171

6.2 Working on the Book 176

Chapter 7 Working for the Americans 181

7.1 The History of Tea in the USA 181

7.2 Fortune Employed and Dismissed 186

7.3 Other Plants Introduced to the States by Fortune 187

Chapter 8 Two Trips to Japan 191

8.1 The Race for Japan's Botanical Riches 191

8.2 Fortune Travels North 201

8.3 Fortune's Second Season in Japan 216

Chapter 9 A Final Farewell to China 232

9.1 En Route to the Chinese Capital 232

9.2 Excursions In and Around Běijīng 243

Chapter 10 Out of the Limelight 262

10.1 Life in London 262

10.2 The Emergence of Modern Japan 276

10.3 China's Continuing Contentions 280

10.4 Prizing the Chinese Interior Open 290

10.5 Decline and Death 300

10.6 Fortune's Personality 303

Chapter 11 Epilogue 308

Index to Place Names 314

Index to Persons,Firms and Vessels 361

Index to Plants and Animals 400

Illustration Credits 433