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 freely year after year, they have little inclination to make vigorous growth.
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…
- Robert Fortune
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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