The Chinese, by their favourite system of dwarfing, contrive to make it, when only a foot and a half or two feet high, have all the characters of an aged cedar of Lebanon.
There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally small… - Robert Fortune
There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally small…
- Robert Fortune
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 afterward… - Robert Fortune
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 afterward…
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 product… - 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 product…
The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are certainly chrysanthemums, which they manage extremely well, perhaps bet… - Robert Fortune
The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are certainly chrysanthemums, which they manage extremely well, perhaps bet…
As the lower parts of the Japanese houses and shops are open both before and behind, I had peeps of these pretty little gardens as I passed along the… - Robert Fortune
As the lower parts of the Japanese houses and shops are open both before and behind, I had peeps of these pretty little gardens as I passed along the…
One marked feature of the people, both high and low, is a love for flowers. - Robert Fortune
One marked feature of the people, both high and low, is a love for flowers.
A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high price; it is generally grafted on a var… - Robert Fortune
A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high price; it is generally grafted on a var…
We are told that the first part of the process is to select the very smallest seeds from the smallest plants, which is not at all unlikely, but I can… - Robert Fortune
We are told that the first part of the process is to select the very smallest seeds from the smallest plants, which is not at all unlikely, but I can…
We all know that any thing which retards in any way the free circulation of the sap, also prevents to a certain extent the formation of wood and leav… - Robert Fortune
We all know that any thing which retards in any way the free circulation of the sap, also prevents to a certain extent the formation of wood and leav…
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