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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 Afterwards, And The Representation Altogether Is Really Good.

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.

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.

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 Smaller Than The Smallest Of Our London Nurseries.