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SU-MAE-YAH — GARDENS. 
Chap. VIL 
world, such a large number of plants cultivated for 
sale. Each nursery covers three or four acres of 
land, is nicely kept, and contains thousands of 
plants, both in pots and in the open ground. As 
these nurseries are generally much alike in their 
features, a description of one will give a good idea 
of them all. 
On entering the gateway there is a pretty little 
winding path leading up to the proprietor’s house, 
which is usually situated near the centre of the 
garden. On each side of this walk are planted 
specimens of the hardy ornamental trees and shrubs 
of the country, many of which are dwarfed or 
clipped into round table forms. The beautiful little 
yew ( Taams cuspidata) which I formerly introduced 
into Europe from China, occupies a prominent place 
amongst dwarf shrubs. Then there are the dif- 
ferent species of Pines, Thujas, Retinosporas, and 
the beautiful Scwdopitys verticillata, all duly repre- 
sented. 
Plants cultivated in pots are usually kept near 
the house of the nurseryman, or enclosed with a 
fence of bamboo-work. These are cultivated and 
arranged much in the same way as we do such 
things at home. The Japanese gardener has not 
yet brought glass-houses to his aid for the protec- 
tion and cultivation of tender plants. Instead of 
this he uses sheds and rooms fitted with shelves, 
into which all the tender things are huddled to- 
gether for shelter during the cold months of winter. 
Here I observed some South American plants, such 
