141 A Garden Screen. 
An ornamental garden screen of the style of " Tamabishi." 
143 Tsuru-masaki (Euonymus Japonicd). 
A beautiful specimen of the kind. Height, 1% feet. Pot, 
Namako. 
143 A Parlor Ornament. 
This is an antique Japanese figure in shape of a country boy 
bearing a large basket on his back, in which a fern, microlepia 
cristata, is growing beautifully. With an artistic wooden 
stand. 
144 Sago Palm (Cycas Revolutd). (See No. 1.) 
Eleven leaves, length of which ? 4 '-l foot. Diameter of the 
bulb, 5 inches. Height, Vyi feet. Pot, mirror black. 
145 Aoki (Aucuba Japonicd). 
It is an ornamental evergreen, with handsome variegation on 
the leaves. This is only one in the collection. Height, \% 
feet. Pot, blue and white. 
146 HegO (Cyatkea Spinulosa). 
Three leaves in elegant condition. Length of the leaves, \% 
feet. Height, \% feet. Pot, Seiji. 
147 Bon Kei. (See No. 2.) 
This iR the view of the Isis shrine, and one of the best designed 
Bon Keis in the collection. Size, 18x24 inches. Dish, wood. 
14S ChabO-lliba (Thuya Obtusa Nana). (See No. 5.) 
In the shape of " Jikka." (See No. 44.) Having been trained 
by Unokichi, of Tokio, who was greatly celebrated for Jikka 
training. Secured from Shinkoyen, of Kawasaki, in where 
this was kept and cared over sixty years. It is one of the 
largest and best trained trees in the collection. Observe the 
enormous size of the trunk, which measures 4 inches in 
diameter. Age 100 to 110 years. Height, 2 feet. Pot, wood. 
149 Masaki (Euonymus Japonica). 
A decorative evergreen. Height, 1)4 feet. Pot, Seiji. 
150 Cbabo-hiba (Thuya Obtusa Nana) . (See No. 5 ) 
This is a thuya of erect variety, or sometimes called Tachi- 
chabo. Height, 2 feet. Pot, blue and white. 
151 Ibukll (Juniperus Chinensis). 
Observe its beautiful variegation on the leaves. Height, 2% 
feet. Pot, blue and white. 
152. Sago Palm, Hoso. (See No. 30.) 
Three bulbs, crowned with nine leaves, which are measured % 
feet in length. Height, X% feet. Pot, blue and white. 
153 Bon Rei. (See No. 2.) 
It is made by Kato, a Bon Kei artist, to represent the view of 
Futami Bay, where two precipitous stones stand on the water 
having the sacred rope made of straws hanging between. One 
of the stones is said to be male and the other female ; so they 
are sometimes called "The stones of matrimony." Two tiny 
temples are seen on the hills opposite each other. Size, 15x24 
inches. Dish, wood. 
154 Omoto (Rhodea Japonica). 
An ornamental evergreen which produces small flowers, being 
succeeded with a cluster of beautiful red berries. Height, 1 
foot. Pot, Seiji. 
155 A Hanging Lantern. 
An antique hanging lantern, called " Semitoro," or a lantern 
with cicada or locust. It is an unique tea house ornament and 
sometimes used in "machi-ai" or waiting house. 
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