New-York tribune., 1900-07-29

process. If you desire. but hope for nothing but
failure. Every japanese gardener IS an artist
ard q genius in his line. Time Is no consIdera-
ton 10 him: If necessary he VIII spend q whole
day over single tree
Seven dwarfed trees Of different kinds spring
from seven shallow, exqu.sitely coIored vases
Each vase is Of a totally different color from its
fellows. one can recognize juniper. maple. ash
magnolia, Tom Thumbs though they be.
TREE FOR EVERY DAY.
Every Weekday" explains Mr. YamanaEa
manager If the garden, has its appropriate
tree II The japanese home of refinement a
different plant 2d0Tns the table each morning
and each plant conveys TO the beholder a dis
t1ct and beautiful thought. Yes. these trees
are valuable, they cost Us in Japan 800 apiece
wholesale YoU Americans sniff at them
Among Us the arrangement Of flowers Is a posi-
tive science The shape Of a tree stem, the
combination Of flowers in bouquet. are gov
erned 5y laws within laws. But you cannot
understand
The greenhouses are utilized for forcing. The
entrance Is crowded with pottery pieces little
and bS, some rare, ali beautiful The horheds
are cranlrn=d With ChrysanthsIuunls. narcissuses
and Peonlas- but their gjories are not apparent
q this writing
in The garden are mountains and valleys and
everything ets=-y5,1 pass beneath 7-espine viii
loHs-Eooc American willows; and here there
IS an inc0ns-ui-y, fer in Japan the yanagi or
dropping willow, contains a ghouI who stalks
about at night; therefore, who would want a
yanasi IN MS garden? But Buddha has said:
verify even plants and trees. rocks and stones
al shan enter into EirvaEa." So Kushibili has
allowed the yandgfs to stand
~ che end of The Ca-U5ean Lake. which truth
ccuPeIs one 70 describe as muddy. is q bird
fresh from a japanese fan A nervous creature
h is-strange 70 say so, since he is in such
Testfrl surr0undings-this black and white
heron yau-aualza viii assure you that the fowl
IS aged Two hundred years The red crown. he
says. tells the stCry-ls q kind Of century plant
This bird formerly b2thed his long legs in
sacred temple stream Now, from behind BAN
boo bars. re hears the croak Of the fat hiki-
gaeru. and cannot get at him.
ISLES N THE LAKE
The Masters Isle the Isle Of the Guests and
islets named for all the virtues dot the lake
which IS shaped, according to japanese land
scaDiug, after the fashion Of running water.
This pattern is meaningless TO American eyes,
but nevertheless pleasing, cut as It is by unex-
pec-ed cOyes. The Rainbow Bridge IS odd and
offers a means Of attaining fame to folks who
enjoy climbing fagpoles and Mont BIancs. Take
z day oT and cross the Rainbow; Yamanaka
gives flu permission The ordinary visitor Will
be content with the corduroy span, on which
there IS room for one person and a half abreast
The g0ndoIa. with its bamboo roof and paper
lanterns is euineutIy safe. for the lake IS only
knee deep. Il is positive novelty 70 be pad
died along IN the moonlight by japanese coolie,
q tiny person who appears to be another
dUarfed specimen, and Is. for all one knows, five
..T.E T-rse 10 in from
OF the Heart Cleansing Summer House tumbles
down foamingIy when the rains swell it; on
ordinary occasions it IS dry eyed, but pictur-
esoue. Having passed through the shrine Of
the god Imura- you viii enjoy a jaunt in the
jinrikIsha- Your stopping place should be in
front OF the renowned Chabo-Hiba from the
ancient Buddhist temple Kenchoji, at Kama
Elra- For i thousand years, says the guide,
this pineHke dwarf has stopped growing in the
midst Of incense ard incessant chanting. Wars
RACED without the temple, but not an inch Of