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aceae, 247. Ericacese, 247. Caprifoliaceae, 247. Corneae, 247. 

 Araliaceae, 248. Lythrariere, 248. Hamamelideae, 249. Ro- 

 sacece, 249. Leguminosai, 250. Anacardiace«,25i. Acerineae, 

 251. Sapindacex, 252. Rhamnese, 252. Celastrineae, 253. 

 Ilicinciv, 253. Meliacece, 253. Simarubeae, 254. Rutaceas, 

 254. Tiliaceae, 255. Sterculiacea?, 256. Ternstroemiaceae, 

 256. Magnoliacea?, 258. 



7. Gardening 261 



Size, Enclosure, and Character of the Japanese Garden, 261. 

 Limited Expedients and Peculiarities of Gardening, 263. 

 Dwarfing and Deforming, 265. Improvement of Species, 265. 

 Variegation, 266. The Japanese Love of Nature and Flowers, 



267. Flowering Season and other Characteristics of the Flora, 



268. Shade Trees, 273. 



8. Acclimatization and Extension of Japanese Ornamental 



AND Useful Plants in Europe 274 



IL MINING. 



Incorrect Representations of the Mineral Wealth of Japan, 291. 

 Old Method of Mining, and New Attempts to Elevate it, 292. 

 Tabular View of the Productions according to Number, Value, 

 and most Important Mines, 297. Further Particulars concern- 

 ing the latter, and the Single Products, 302. Salt and Alum 

 Production, 310. Products of Clay-pits and Stone-quarries, 

 312. 



III. ART INDUSTRY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS. 



1. Japanese Art Industry in General 317 



Revival of European Art Industry. Growing Interest in the Pro- 

 ductions of the Chinese and Japanese, 312. China the Master 

 and Model of Japan, 319. Characteristic Features of Japanese 

 Art-handicraft and its Products, 319. The Period of Highest 

 Development and the means of its Advancement, 326. Its 

 Influence upon that of the Christian Countries of the West, 329. 



2. Wood Industry 334 



Furniture making. Inlaid Work, 335. Peculiarities of Turnery in 

 the Hakone Mountains and Nikko, 335. Comb-cutting. Straw 

 Mosaics, 337. 



3. Lacquer Work 338 



Prefatory Observations, 338. Manner of Obtaining the Japanese 

 Lacquer ; its Properties, 342. The Urushi-kabure or Lacquer 

 Poisoning, 349. Preparation of Raw Lac for the Lacquerer, 

 350. Prices of the Material, 351. Other Materials and Uten- 

 sils needed in the Work, 353. Laying on of the Groundwork 

 and Simple Lacquer Ornamentation, 357. Simple Lacquer 

 Wares of One Colour, 360. Coloured Lacquer Wares, with 

 Marbled Surface, 361. Coloured Lacquer obtained by Dust- 

 ing with Glistening Powder, 364. The Work of the Lacquer 

 Painter or Makiye-shi, 366. Plain and Relief Gold-lacquer 

 Decorations, 367. Lacquer Carving, 371. Historical Items 

 concerning Lacquer Work, 373. 



