82a Chabo-Hiba 



A trained Jikkei. Obtained from the family of Zura Clio. 

 A living exampe of that gardener's work. Age, 85 years. 

 Height, 1 3/^ feet. Pot, native wood. 



JSoB Rhapis Flabelliformis 



( )ne of the most gracefnl of all the wide variety of palms. 

 About one hundred stems in a jardiniere and is by long odds 

 one of the finest specimens ever exhibited. It is five feet 

 high. The jardiniere is an especially pretty one about 30 

 inches in diameter. It is the work of the famous potter 

 Kato — and bears his signature. (See illustration.) 



84c Bon Sai 



Another beautiful specimen of the same variety maple as 

 No. 81. It is growing by the side of a stone that comes 

 from the province of Bishu. Age, 45 years. Height, 

 8 inches. Pot, antique Shigaraki ware. 



8.5 A Bronze Crane 



Height, 5 feet, 6 inches. 



8(JA Acer Hatsuyuki 



A member of the majile family. There is a remarkably fine 

 variegation on the leaves. Words cannot express the 

 unique beauty of this tree. From its snow-flecked appear- 

 ance conies its name. A rare specimen. One of the only 

 two in this collection. Height, 5 feet 3 inches. Pot, 

 native wood. 



87a Chabo-Hiba 



Trained in a singular shape, entirely distinct and different 

 from any other shape in this collection. The only one of 

 its kind. The trunk is covered with lichen, which is an 

 evidence of its age. Secured from Shinhoen, of Tokio. 

 Age, 65 to 70 years. Height. 2 3,^' feet. Pot, native wood. 



88c Bon Kei 



This example of landscape gardening is one of the most 

 interesting in this collection. It is a most perfectly natural- 

 shaped pine, tosho, azalea and other plants growing har- 

 moniously on a rock of unicpie shape. This is the work of 

 Tomakichi, of Tokio, who is celebrated for this beautiful style 

 of landscape gardening. Age, nearly So years. Height, 

 2 ',2 feet. Dish, old pottery. 



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