Reproduced by permission from the "Scientific American." 



MINIATURE JAPANESE TREES OF THE CHABO VARIETY, WITH THEIR ROOTS 



EXPOSED 



These triumphs of the art of the Japanese gardener are obtained by sowing small seed in 

 small pots of poor soil, growing the seedling in the least favourable conditions, and other- 

 wise maltreating it. Conifers can be obtained which at an age of a hundred years are only 

 a foot or so high. 



Photo: J. J. Ward. 



ROOTS OF BEECH-TREE 



A widespread and complicated branching system is necessary alike to absorb sufficient water for a forest tree and to support 

 its crown. The roots remain near the surface, scarcely reaching a depth of three feet. 



