One Marked Feature Of The People, Both

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.

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.

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.

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.