Show oa 06 s lw s TINY JAPANESE TREES three old ilona of japan flowers nrc perhaps more cultivated in japan tanu in any other country but they arc not the luxuries of tho few for no home Is without them they are universally studied for decorative purposed seo and they enter into the national life more fully than elsewhere nor Is tills a new thing for untold centuries special plans for the cultivation of plants have been carried out so 1 TEW TREE that thero anro now la existence many plants especially among their dwarf trees are more than years old while some are to be found which have received he care and attention of many generations for they arc upward of years old chabo itiba thuya a miniature yew tree Is one a handsome little plant well covered with foliage which yet does not exceed two feet in height and Is in every way living in picturesque flower pot only a few incline across alie little cherry trees sakura Sd kura still producing yearly their pretty white blossoms are nearly as old and yet appear to be perfectly healthy the art of producing these miniature trees as a secret which Is handed down arop father to son in a few japanese families and as mr eida a member of knoof those families truly remarks it Is a wonderful process which can produce a perfect tree from one to two feet in height in proper proportion of leaf blossom trunk and twig quite healthy yet restricted to a pot and of great age these little trees are in fact miniatures in every particular of the giants of the forest kaldo a minute apple tree pyrus covered in spring with delicate blossoms Is light and elegant in shape every twig producing foliage with a stem prettily carved re Is a singular plant growing in a very shallow pan of soil the smaller leafed variety being the most effective bamboos being the japanese synonym are to bo had throwing up their light sprays of foliage from a round sort of tray in which in some mysterious way their roots fand room goyo matsu a tiny pine tree Is perhaps the most popular of all growing for centuries in its poi without much change the dwarf maples bear foliage which turns various brilliant shades of red in the autumn and specimens of beech trees of great age Kl yaki may be grown in a shallow pan only an inch or two in depth then there arc miniature orange and lemon trees bearing both flower and fruit tree peonies boscn in many shades of brilliant crimson pink and white the beautiful wistaria in mauve or in white and many other varieties of trees from which to choose in japan it appears miniature gardens arc not uncommon and those who have a limited space at their disposal get rid of the of planting it by reducing the size of the plants used adding indeed tiny rocks and lakes so that the whole appears like a living toy garden in thorough proportion the effect of distance being given by the use of trees rocks etc of proportionate size where this is needed so that the effect of an extensive landscape la produced in a space which wo should consider too email to plant at all anre ot palms in the house palms can stand where they will receive a fair amount of light but alicy do not need lie direct sunshine says vick when watering give enough to wet the ball of soil nil through and then wait until there is an indication of dryness before supplying water again wash or sponge the foliage frequently and keep it free from scale insects if anny scales arc present they can be destroyed with a brush dipped in alcohol and then they may by wiped or brushed off balnis u not to care for A |