ll^A Chabo-Hiba 



A rare specimen of the Jikkei shaiie with tlie roots exposed 

 to view and grown in proportion to the lieiglit of tlie tree, 

 malting a pleasing effect to the eye. 



1.']a Maple, Seigen 



'I'wo trees. Sometimes called tlie Queen Maple. In the 

 spring the leaves are of a liright vermillion, gradually fading 

 to a light pink in siuiimcr and in the fall changing to 

 a bright )-ello\v. Age, 12 )-ears. Height, 2 feet. Pot, 

 native wood. 



14a Okinamaki (/'(',/()(-(?//// .f C/ii/iciis/.i) 



'I'rained in the l'\-raniid shajie. ( ine of the liest spjecimen ot 

 its kind in this collection. ()liser\e the great size of trunk 

 which is 5 inches in diameter. Age, 62 years. Height, 

 2 c_, feet. J'ot, native wood. 



1.") Bon Sai, Yoseuye. (See C.) 



Three dwarfed larch growing together, k.arh tree is of tlie 

 same value and significance, planted so that one does not 

 olistruct tlie vie«' of tlie otiier. Obtained Irom Mr. Otori, 

 of Tokyo. '*^ge, 3S years. Height, i foot. Pot, native 

 v.ood. 



l(i Bon Sai 



( )ne of tile smallest and iiKjst attracti\-e specimens ior 

 cabinet decoration in the collection. ( )n a placpie of 

 tree fern roots siqiported ]jy iiati\'e wood will lie seen a 

 diminutive {ardiniere containing a full grown sjiecimen of 

 camphor grass and a most uni(|uelv shaped stone resting on a 

 sliallow dish, from tlie jiorcs of the stone a pretty green moss 

 is growing. 



17. \ KanaAmi-Hiba 



A rare variety of the Chabo-Hiba family for cabinet orna- 

 ment. -Age, 7 )'ears. Height, ,S inches. Pot, native wood. 



I.Sa Chabo-Hiba 



Jikkei in the Pujiyama style, having its branches outsjiread- 

 ing a greater distance than tlie height of the tree. Originally 

 trained by Isokichi, of Tokio. Age, 93 }'ears. Height, 

 I ?| feet. Pot, native wood. 



