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and hills with abundant trees and shrubs growing wild. Often 
those who train specimens roam over certain areas of the moun- 
tains and ravines which are little accessible to ordinary travelers, 
in search of suitable young trees, and begin the training of the trees 
in their natural habitat. Later the undesired portions of the shoot 
lic. 6. This is another specimen of Kashiwa in Chinese pottery jar, and 
is about sixty years old. (6184) 
are cut away and the entire plant is dug up. These uprooted plants 
are known as Neagari, or uprooted dwarf trees. The dwarf pine 
tree illustrated in Figure 1 is an example. In some cases a small 
artistically shaped stone is placed so that the partly bent trunk and 
root embrace it. Spring and autumn are the most suitable seasons 
in which to begin the training of the trees, and they are kept for a 
vear or two in their natural soil, the trainer paying many a visit to 
the site. 
