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 smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries.
Sometimes, as is the case of peach and plum trees, which are often dwarfed, the plants are thrown into a flowering states, and then, as they flower f… - Robert Fortune
Sometimes, as is the case of peach and plum trees, which are often dwarfed, the plants are thrown into a flowering states, and then, as they flower f…
- 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
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…
The dwarfed trees of the Chinese and Japanese have been noticed by every author who has written upon these countries, and all have attempted to give … - Robert Fortune
The dwarfed trees of the Chinese and Japanese have been noticed by every author who has written upon these countries, and all have attempted to give …
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.
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…
Stunted varieties were generally chosen, particularly if they had the side branches opposite or regular, for much depends upon this; a one-sided tree… - Robert Fortune
Stunted varieties were generally chosen, particularly if they had the side branches opposite or regular, for much depends upon this; a one-sided tree…
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…
Nature generally struggles against this treatment for a while, until her powers seem in a great measure exhausted, when she quietly yields to the pow… - Robert Fortune
Nature generally struggles against this treatment for a while, until her powers seem in a great measure exhausted, when she quietly yields to the pow…
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…
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