The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Some types of Japanese dwarfed trees. 



DWARFED JAPANESE PLANTS. 



So much has been printed duiinn; the 

 last few years regarding the dwarfed 

 plants sent to this country by the Jap- 

 anese that the accompanying engraving 



showing various types of these plants 

 will be of interest. Though not beau- 

 tiful, they are certainly very curious 

 and well illustrate the skill and patience 

 of the Japanese gardener in bending na- 

 ture to his will. Some of the dwarfed 



trees seen in the engraving are said to 

 be hundreds of years old and are still 

 grown in pots. The branched cycas in 

 the center of the group is particularly 

 interesting and it and the retinospora 

 just above and to the left possess some 



