There Are About A Dozen Of These

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.

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.

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.

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.