New-York tribune., 1904-09-28
Il JAPANESE GARDEN.
Poetic Spot Reproduced in Miniature
IN This COuntru.

KIander. Of Philadelphia. and the japanese land
scape which he has reproduced on a scale of one
thirtieth in his garden, is one celebrated in the
poetry and romance Of that land Mountain and
| hillside are copied from japanese sketches and
drawings sent TO this country and the buildings
exact copies in pottery of real buildings made
in Japan scale to ft the garden
In the background Of this bit of Japan rises the
mountain About two hundred and fifty years ago
a japanese prince-a damio-planted it on one side
with cherry trees, account of their blossoms the
fruit not being valuable. and the other with
varieties of maple. and the trees are grow
ing in Mr. KIauder's reproduction. In Japan, when
the cherry trees in flower the people take a
holiday in order that they may I'll their aesthetic
eouls with the beauty of the blossoms. and in au-
tumn they go forth in like manner TO see the
NAPLES in their gorgeous colors.
On the far side of this miniature mountain rises
river. the Katsura-Gawa, or Katsura River. which
rolls down precipitous ravine TO the mountain 5
foot then partly encirces IT, coming around TO the
hither side 1t is a quickly flowing stream, with
cataracts and rapids, and is spanned by a Jap
anese bridge. known as the Moon Bridge. Near
this bridge. the side of the river, is tea
house. place of resort from which 10 view the
Threadneedle Falls. flmy cataract far up toward
the top Of the mountain. In the original of this
tea house some Of the most famous Japanese poets
have caught the inspiration OF the muse while gaz-
ing the moon over the bridge
BUDDHIST TEMPLE.
A hill stands on the near side Of the river. and
on It's brow are a Buddhist temple. priest house
and bell tower The Buddhists build their temples
in romantic places upon mountain or h!lisides and
invariably amid grove OF trees principally ever
green's A corduroy bridge Is seen at one point a
second arched bridge not far off and a distance
a toro sort OF high wicket high. in the scale
of one-thirtieth). II always signifies that a Shin
10 temple is near, and beyond it the temple IS
found. Shintolsm the early religion of Japan,
and IS now the government religion Buddhism
was a later Introduction from China and might
now be called the fashionable religion.
A pagoda or pleasure house meets the eye IN the
foreground Of the scene. Little figures Of men
about two inches high 'enliven the landscape and
point the moral OF its proportions Tiny paths
with fairylike stepping stones. crawl about the
mountain. and a tempting country road. about
| six eight inches wide, leads into and about the
miniature country. But no one IS expected TO walk
upon H. II is guarded by low and half invisible
wire fence, keeping out any modern CULVER who
in that Liliputan land might change the face OF
nature and accidently play missionary by overturn
ing idols
This miniature garden is made possible by the
possession OF numerous specimens OF the wonderful
japanese dwarf trees. which placed all about
IL. The only thing large for the scale are some
copies OF stone lanterns The trees from one 10
TWO feet high and from twenty-five 10 two hundred
years old.
4 japanese gardener strives TO make trees
small possible. and 70 enlarge flowers and small
plants to great size az he can-to show the
power Of mind over matter. In addition TO making
the trees tiny. he also trains them so 70
IN Mr.. Klauders collection are trees Stimulating
a dome, the long armed man. etc. The las, men
toned relates a familiar japanese story Ot a
man with long arms and short legs who vas AFRAID
10 ford d stream because his legs were SO short
arrived al the stream he was afraid TO cross be-
cause OF the devilhsh nfesttng the waters ana INC
made a baTgain-,he long legged man to carry tho
other over and the latter 70 use his long arms in
fighting or the dcViash
GRATING on TREES
In training the trees to these shapes the garden
ers work gradually and patiently for years Some
times tie roots take the conspicuous place. and
the trunk though o; larger size IN thickness. be-
comes q much smaller concern. Then there IS the
manifold grating one little tree growing out OF
& rock in Mr. klauders garden. with the roots
grated In its small self While maple Iudicrosy
miniature. mas its roots trained Up above ne sou
curve out into the form % an inverted heart, IN
this remarkable pygrny are grated eSH' '"ileue1
Although this part OF the garden is reproduction
japanese garden. for II is the only one on such d
Beyond the real scene is an imaginary. one de-
signed by Mr.. Klauder himself II consists oL a
towering peak. with a high waterfall and another
river. starting from the back of the mountain
descending 10 the plain encircung a swamp
Ike island, passing about and among numerous
s ToeSy saqs a tsa sd cd1Pe1 * Which the garden
begins The two streams Joined now m /. sa9lr5 t
divides III " mole garden into two parts. and
tinue their course on the other SIDE InoIagIns
them. on down the sea- the sea being a SINK
In the cement path at the end or the sroleS- n
their entire course the rivers cover over a mile
The combined rivers bring the spectator to more
natural scale Of rbugp The lakes huge COM
pared with the baby stream. and are hltea %lth
uquatic plants On the surface Of one pond, which
projects In huted curves into a lawn of velvet soft
leaves. and at intervals. separated regaHy, rise
large pink white nymphaa. standing erect seY
eral inches above the water. These are troPlca
flowers that bloom at night, and each succeeding
night the color deepens that the age OF a bios
som can be told bv its color They close ordinarily
about 10 o'clock in the morning. out II the cay Is
cloudy they will remain open mucn longer ana they
have been known TO close so late that they mad
barely shut when they mad TO open assill
pool is devoted almost entirely to tropical plants
and n third Is a woodland pool with natlve -NIieri-
can rushes and plants growing IN T. \ Iourth Is
partly obscured by dense growth OF japanese I,
countries-Zanzbar. China, Sierra Leone. A1eNco'
The water in which the aquatic plants are grown
should not be under 10 degrees. consequently IN sep
tembeT they gradually die
HUNDREDS OF GOLDFISH.
Besides the plants hundreds Of goldfish live in
the lakes. They very tame. and show In
moro active way than the plants the results
OF the care OF love and is lavished upon
the whole garden. Every morning they feed from
Mrs Klauder's hand, ana when they are sick she
seems quite comically superduous thing out the
ba ath salt water one and this seems 10 act as
The earth excavated from the ponds has been
used 10 form grass covered mound IN the hb5s tbi
+ors ~ - Ite summit This is siIruounted by
and grounds curious rocks from the SchuyiEtI
Valley. Upon the bowlder al the summit ,3h 1t M M
a. ntebt nv eIectricitv The bulbs are
nonCesjef for the most part in rnoonhower vines.
and the light shining upon the ponds througH tlle
md blossoms gives what Mr. klauder calls the