ABSTRACT

First Published in 2005. Japan is often called the land of flowers. This book gives an account of those flowers that occur in the country that are most remarkable for their beauty and profusion and that are most typically Japanese. There are also pages on landscape gardening.

chapter I|18 pages

Landscape Gardening

chapter II|19 pages

Stones—Garden Ornaments and Fences

chapter III|17 pages

Landscape Gardens

chapter IV|17 pages

Nursery Gardens—Dwarf Trees and Hachi-niwa

chapter V|15 pages

Temple Gardens

chapter VI|17 pages

Summer Flowers

chapter VII|15 pages

Plum Blossom

chapter VIII|8 pages

Peach Blossom

chapter IX|19 pages

Cherry Blossom

chapter X|15 pages

Wistaria and PÆony

chapter XI|8 pages

Azaleas

chapter XII|12 pages

The Iris

chapter XIII|5 pages

The Morning Glory

chapter XIV|11 pages

The Lotus

chapter XV|17 pages

The Chrysanthemum

chapter XVI|9 pages

The Maple Leaves

chapter XVII|13 pages

The Bamboo

chapter XVIII|14 pages

The Pine-Tree