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As the lower parts of the Japanese houses and shops are open both before and behind, I had peeps of these pretty…
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Junipers are generally chosen for the latter purpose, as they can be more readily bent into the desired form; the eyes and…
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Sometimes, as is the case of peach and plum trees, which are often dwarfed, the plants are thrown into a flowering states,…
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The dwarfed trees of the Chinese and Japanese have been noticed by every author who has written upon these countries, and all…
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The main stem was then in most cases twisted in a zigzag form, which process checked the flow of the sap, and…
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The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are certainly chrysanthemums, which they manage extremely well, perhaps…
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We all know that any thing which retards in any way the free circulation of the sap, also prevents to a certain…
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So high do these plants stand in the favour of the Chinese gardener, that he will cultivate them extensively, even against the…
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