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THOSE of you who have admired the quaint handiwork of Japanese 

 Miniature gardens will at once recognize the plant to the left as the 

 Dwarf Japanese Cypress. This is the dwarf est and most compact 

 growing of the Retinispora family. By constant Root pruning, the 

 Japanese keep them as small as a man's fist, after 25 or 30 years of 

 cultivation. Permitted to grow under natural conditions, they average 

 at best, 12 to 18 inches in diameter and height, after fifteen years. 



More than a decade ago we started to propagate this rare Cypress. We have 

 proved its hardiness! It stands -zero temperature without injury. Of deep, rich 

 green color during the summer, it changes to brown tones, with bronze tips, 

 during the winter. 



And it is of Unequalled Charm 

 for Your Rock Garden ! 



The Rockery has arrived ! The rarest is just good enough for this favorite garden 

 spot. Five years ago we started with the purpose to provide Retinispora obtusa nana 

 compacta "Pigmea" for American Rock Gardens. We are ready for your orders. 



Special Offer. Dwarf Pigmy Retinispora, well-shaped, well-rooted plants, 

 guaranteed to thrive in your rockery, $3.00 each, 2 for $5.00 postpaid anywhere 

 in U. S. These plants bring to you the Cottage Garden-Grown Standard of 

 Quality — None Better! 



Please ask for Complete Catalogue describing other high-class 

 specialties for garden and Rockery. 



COTTAGE GARDENS COMPANY, Inc. 



Nurseries 



Queens, Long Island, New York 



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Above: The Pigmy Type of 

 Retinispora, half natural size 

 of 5 Year Old Plant. 



Alongside: A thriving patch 

 of them growing here at Queens, 

 L. I., New York. 



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