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leptolepis ; Juniperus rigida, J. recurva, J. chinensis, J. sabina ; Crypto- 

 mcria japonica, Cupressus Corn ey ana ; Sciadopitys verticillata ; Thuya 

 orientalis, Tsuga Siebbldii, Ginko biloba, &c, are the best adapted for 

 dwarfing for many reasons ; they can live with but little nourishment 

 without any risk of the plant dying suddenly, their roots grow quickly 

 and enable the trunk to carry the crown of foliage at a considerable 

 distance from the pot. 



Generally speaking, deciduous plants are not so useful ; the leaves 

 have a tendency to become as large as when the plants grow naturally, 

 and all proportion is lost. Conifers, on the other hand, always appear 



Fig. 11. — Pine, Chamaecypakis. 



as true representations of the larger trees, and the size of the leaves is 

 in perfect harmony with the size of the plants. 



The plants other than Conifers which are most used are : Negundu 

 aceroides, Acer palmatum, A. trifidum, and other cut-leaved varieties ; 

 Bhyncospermum japonicum, Zelkova crenata, Quercus cuspidata, and 

 Q. phylliraeoides ; plum trees {Primus Mume and P. kaido), Styrax 

 japonica, Lagerstroemia indica, Cycas revoluta, Crataegus cuneata, 

 Azalea indica and varieties, honeysuckle, Wistaria, bamboos, Zelkova 

 acuminata, Euonymus Thunbergianus, Ivy, Cydonia japonica, 'pome- 

 granate, flowering cherries, Ficus nipponica, Pittosporum, Trtochelo* 

 spermum jasminoides, &c, Terns troemia japonica, Sec. 



