"The tree was evidently aged, from the size……" — Robert Fortune
"The tree was evidently aged, from the size of its stem. It was about six feet high, the branches came out from the stem in a regular and symmetrical manner, and it had all the appearance of a tree in miniature."
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Robert Fortune
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22 Quotes by Robert Fortune
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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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