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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 Streets; And Wherever I Observed One Better Than The Rest I Did Not Fail To Pay It A Visit.

The Plants Which Stand Next To Dwarf Trees In Importance With The Chinese Are Certainly Chrysanthemums, Which They Manage Extremely Well, Perhaps Better Than They Do Any Other Plant.

Stunted Varieties Were Generally Chosen, Particularly If They Had The Side Branches Opposite Or Regular, For Much Depends Upon This; A One-sided Tree Is Of No Value In The Eyes Of The Chinese.

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 Variety Of The Stone Pine.

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.