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hibitions of potted plants, for well-known collectors send some of 
their prized specimens. ‘The writer once enjoyed seeing an exhibit 
in autumn in Tokio where more than two hundred specimens were 
displayed. One of the most artistic and exquisite was a rec- 
tangular shallow jardinier, not larger than fourteen by eight inches, 
Fic. 4. This is another specimen of Hiba, and is planted in another type 
of Seiji porcelain pot. The age of this specimen is over forty years. This 
style of dwarf tree is known as Uprooted Hiba or Ne-agari Hiba. The 
cyp is one of the favorite evergreen trees in ee being especially 
admired by the artists. A number of the great master painters of the Kano 
school have portrayed it in Kakemonos, screens, and sliding doors. (6178) 
in which there were planted five dwarf gingko trees not more than 
a foot in height. The gnarled trunks and boughs suggested every 
appearance of ancient arbors while the foliage, the size of clover 
leaves, turning into various hues of brilliant yellow enhanced the 
