247a Golden Chabo-Hiba 



A striking illustration of a perfect horizontal Jikkei ; 

 branches extend in either direction a foot in excess of the 

 whole height of the tree itself, and are so arranged to show 

 only a part of the root exposed. Age, over a century. 

 Height, 2 feet. Pot, native wood. 



24S.A Summer Wistaria 



So called because it has flowers in summer. It is trained m 

 Nakasu shape. The flowers in summer time droop from 

 peduncles in a beautiful and rather an odd manner. Age, 

 about thirty years. Height, iji< feet. Pot, Chinese ware 

 of the 1 8th centur)'. 



24f)c Bon Sai 



A maple having dark reddisli color leaf. The trunk ibrms a 

 circle around the root of the tree fern. It is a striking 

 illustration of Bon Sai. Pot, old Imado ware. 



250c Bon Sai 



A very odd eflect. Some time, more than twenty years ago, 

 a seed of a Kogome cherry tree (so called from the fact that 

 its flowers resemble a cherry) must have dropped through 

 the hole in the stone now resting in the iSth century Chinese 

 pot. Gradually that seed sprouted, took root and grew. The 

 roots worked out underneath the stone, while the tree shot 

 up. Only by breaking the stone or cutting the tree could 

 they be separated. The tree is 2 1/2 inches high. 



251 Orchid (See No. 3 for full description.) 



252.\ Chabo-Hiba 



Two varieties. The golden and the green, growing from the 

 same native wood box. Between the two beautiful plants is 

 an oddly shaped rock. These plants were originally trained 

 by the famous Tokio gardener, Seidaien, through whose 

 family's efforts it reached its present state of perfection. 

 Age, 95 years. Height, 1 3^' feet. ( See illustration.) 



25oA Kana Ami-Hiba 



Trained in the most unique style of the Jikkei. Age, more 

 than a half century. Height, i foot. Pot of native wood. 



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