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THE STRANGE GUESTS OF A PINE TREE 
In the court of the Great Bell Temple, a few miles from Pekin, stands this Chinese pine from 
which are growing two deciduous trees which are about as little related to the pine as any 
trees could be. One, to which the man is pointing, is an elm; the other not plainly visible 
in this photograph, but to be seen more clearly in Fig. 9, is a paper-mulberry. The Chinese 
are pastmasters in horticulture, but it is impossible to believe that they could graft such 
diverse species as these. The botanist might have abundant faith to believe that the lion 
and lamb will lie down together, but, unless he had seen it, he would probably be unable 
to believe the story which this picture tells. Photograph by D. F. Higgins. (Fig. 8.) 
