"The main stem was then in most cases……" — Robert Fortune
"The main stem was then in most cases twisted in a zigzag form, which process checked the flow of the sap, and at the same time encouraged the production of side branches at those parts of the stem where they were most desired."
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Robert Fortune
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22 Quotes by Robert Fortune
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As the lower parts of the Japanese houses and shops are open both before and behind, I had peeps of…
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Nature generally struggles against this treatment for a while, until her powers seem in a great measure exhausted, when she…
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Junipers are generally chosen for the latter purpose, as they can be more readily bent into the desired form; the…
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A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very…
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Stunted varieties were generally chosen, particularly if they had the side branches opposite or regular, for much depends upon this;…
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The Chinese, by their favourite system of dwarfing, contrive to make it, when only a foot and a half or…
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The dwarfed trees of the Chinese and Japanese have been noticed by every author who has written upon these countries,…
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There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the…
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The plants are principally kept in large pots arranged in rows along the sides of narrow paved walks, with the…
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The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are certainly chrysanthemums, which they manage extremely…
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We all know that any thing which retards in any way the free circulation of the sap, also prevents to…
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