These gardens may be called the gardens of the respectable working classes. Robert Fortune callclassgarden Change image and share on social
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. Robert Fortune agecedarcharacter Change image and share on social
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 leaves. Robert Fortune circulationextentformation Change image and share on social
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 cannot speak to the fact from my own observation. Robert Fortune factobservationpart Change image and share on social
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. Robert Fortune chinesedwarffetch Change image and share on social
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. Robert Fortune casedwarfflower share on social
Nothing of the kind; they do all these things in their houses and sheds, with common charcoal fires, and a quantity of straw to stop up the crevices in the doors and windows. Robert Fortune charcoalcommoncrevice Change image and share on social
The tree was evidently aged, from the size of its stem. It was about six feet high, the branches came out from the stem in a regular and symmetrical manner, and it had all the appearance of a tree in miniature. Robert Fortune ageappearancebranch share on social
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 some description of the method by which the effect is produced. Robert Fortune attemptauthorchinese share on social
When these suckers had formed roots in the open ground, or kind of nursery where they were planted, they were looked over and the best taken up for potting. Robert Fortune formgrindkind Change image and share on social
