Stunted varieties were generally chosen, particularly if they had the side branches opposite or regular, for much depends upon this; a one-sided tree is of no value in the eyes of the Chinese. — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
Junipers are generally chosen for the latter purpose, as they can be more readily bent into the desired form; the eyes and tongue are added afterwards, and the representation altogether is really good. — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
As the lower parts of the Japanese houses and shops are open both before and behind, I had peeps of these pretty little gardens… — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
So high do these plants stand in the favour of the Chinese gardener, that he will cultivate them extensively, even against the wishes of… — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are… — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
When these suckers had formed roots in the open ground, or kind of nursery where they were planted, they were looked over and the… — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
We all know that any thing which retards in any way the free circulation of the sap, also prevents to a certain extent the… — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
Nature generally struggles against this treatment for a while, until her powers seem in a great measure exhausted, when she quietly yields to the… — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are certainly chrysanthemums, which they manage extremely well, perhaps better than… — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
Stunted varieties were generally chosen, particularly if they had the side branches opposite or regular, for much depends upon this; a one-sided tree is… — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
The Chinese, by their favourite system of dwarfing, contrive to make it, when only a foot and a half or two feet high, have… — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high price; it is… — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
No doubt these rocky islands have suggested the idea worked out in gardens, and they have been well imitated. — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
The main stem was then in most cases twisted in a zigzag form, which process checked the flow of the sap, and at the… — Robert Fortune Copy Share Image
