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Bonsai
... of course, is China. I can say that all the cultures of East Asia (China, Korea, Vietnam and ... China and it is said that those envoys brought the hobby back to Japan for the first time. In the Kamakura Period (1192-1333), Zen Buddhism was brought from China. Apparently, Chinese Zen masters brought ... bend the trunk so that it appears to be hanging from a cliff in the habitat. BUNJINGI (= Literati): ...
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Article 1
... owned by Samurai (= warrior class) people, including Shogun and Daimyo. In addition, Daimyo were prohibited from engaging in commercial activities so they passed their time by gardening. It is said that ... nature. This idea also applies to Japanese Bonsai. The custom of creating gardens was originally brought from China and Korea more than 1000 years ago. The gardens of Nara period (710-794) were ...
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Seed collecting excursions to China and Japan – Botanic Garden – FMNH
... seeds were collected, of which a limited number could be offered in exchange. The seeds brought from China germinated well in the spring of 1995 after the cold treatment. The first plants ... deserving international comparison. For instance, the material from China included seeds of seven different species of birches and nine different species of maples. We brought back seeds of ca 90 Japanese and ...
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Beans
... ). From ancient Egypt, thence throughout the Mediterranean, and eventually all of Europe; throughout history, favas were the only bean known in Europe till some Phaseolus vulgaris types were brought from the New World. They require cool weather. Cow Peas (Vigna unguiculata), many other names as well. Arose in China, traveled the Silk Road to ...
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Rhododendron History
... from Asia. In 1823 R. molle, destined to become famous as one of the parents of the Mollis hybrids, was introduced from China. In 1832 R. zeylanicum (a subspecies of R. arboreum) came into England from Ceylon. From the Himalayan regions ... Garden' in Paris in March 1756, where it had been brought from Canada and later by Linnaeus in 1762. Samuel Gottlieb ...
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What is a Flora?
... information on medicinal plants while horticulturists used Floras to identify plants that might be brought into cultivation. Floras have documented plants collected in exotic places as well as ... authors who collectively have examined thousands of plant samples and evaluated and incorporated information from dozens, or even hundreds, of publications. Interest in tropical areas and concern about ...
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An Account of the 1980 Sino-American Expedition
... a revival of field studies in mainland China. Spongberg and his colleagues received financial support for travel to and from China and for expedition equipment and film from the National Geographic Society and members ... United States on November 15. While many of the seed lots that the American team brought back are currently being stratified, the germination rate of those which have been sown at ...
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Make your own perfumes
... center of the region, receiving goods from the Eastern trade, processing Arabian drugs and Indian perfumes. The raw materials arrived from Arabia, Persia, India and China. The use of perfumes spread ... . Following the trend, the Romans used fragrances lavishly. Their manuscripts describe and illustrate herbs brought from all over the world. A decline in the use of aromas for personal purposes ...
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The Sitka Rose
... : "Sitka (origin unknown), said to have been raised from a rose brought from Russia and grafted to a local wild rose. Single or ... China, Korea and Japan. It was first recorded by Carl Thunberg, a naturalist and classifier, in 1784 in the gardens of Kyota, Japan. From ... double (plena) form that he brought back from St. Petersburg. The magenta-colored double rose from Russia was later distributed as " ...
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Plant Delights Nursery -- Expedition to China
... from China that have potential ornamental value in the United States, with a strong emphasis on perennials. There must be clear indication that the plants brought ... from the plane to the terminal. We quickly learned of the bureaucratic paperwork trail in China, as we filled out a variety of forms...what we brought ...
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