Junipers Are Generally Chosen For The Latter

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.

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 Plants Are Principally Kept In Large Pots Arranged In Rows Along The Sides Of Narrow Paved Walks, With The Houses Of The Gardeners At The Entrance Through Which The Visitors Pass To The Gardens.

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.

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.