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So high do these plants stand in the favour of the Chinese gardener, that he will cultivate them extensively, even against the wishes of his employer; and, in many instances, rather leave his situation than give up the growth of his favourite flower.
~ Robert Fortune
Against
Chinese
Cultivate
Employer
Even
Favour
Favourite
Flower
Gardener
Give
Growth
He
High
His
Leave
Many
Plants
Rather
Situation
Stand
Than
Them
Up
Will
Wishes
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Sometimes, as is the case of peach and plum trees, which are often dwarfed, the plants are thrown into a flowering states, and then, as they flower freely year after year, they have little inclination to make vigorous growth.
~ Robert Fortune
After
Case
Flower
Flowering
Freely
Growth
Inclination
Little
Make
Often
Peach
Plants
Plum
Sometimes
States
Then
Thrown
Trees
Vigorous
Which
Year
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Stunted varieties were generally chosen, particularly if they had the side branches opposite or regular, for much depends upon this; a one-sided tree is of no value in the eyes of the Chinese.
~ Robert Fortune
Branches
Chinese
Chosen
Depends
Eyes
Generally
Had
Much
One-Sided
Opposite
Particularly
Regular
Side
Tree
Value
Were
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The Chinese, by their favourite system of dwarfing, contrive to make it, when only a foot and a half or two feet high, have all the characters of an aged cedar of Lebanon.
~ Robert Fortune
Aged
Characters
Chinese
Favourite
Feet
Foot
Half
High
Lebanon
Make
Only
System
Two
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The dwarfed trees of the Chinese and Japanese have been noticed by every author who has written upon these countries, and all have attempted to give some description of the method by which the effect is produced.
~ Robert Fortune
Attempted
Author
Been
Chinese
Countries
Description
Effect
Every
Give
Japanese
Method
Noticed
Produced
Some
Trees
Which
Who
Written
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The main stem was then in most cases twisted in a zigzag form, which process checked the flow of the sap, and at the same time encouraged the production of side branches at those parts of the stem where they were most desired.
~ Robert Fortune
Branches
Cases
Checked
Desired
Encouraged
Flow
Form
Main
Most
Parts
Process
Production
Same
Same Time
Sap
Side
Stem
Then
Those
Time
Twisted
Were
Where
Which
Zigzag
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The plants are principally kept in large pots arranged in rows along the sides of narrow paved walks, with the houses of the gardeners at the entrance through which the visitors pass to the gardens.
~ Robert Fortune
Along
Arranged
Entrance
Gardener
Gardens
Houses
Kept
Large
Narrow
Pass
Paved
Plants
Pots
Principally
Rows
Sides
Through
Visitors
Walks
Which
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The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are certainly chrysanthemums, which they manage extremely well, perhaps better than they do any other plant.
~ Robert Fortune
Any
Better
Certainly
Chinese
Dwarf
Extremely
Importance
Manage
Next
Other
Perhaps
Plant
Plants
Stand
Than
Trees
Well
Which
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The tree was evidently aged, from the size of its stem. It was about six feet high, the branches came out from the stem in a regular and symmetrical manner, and it had all the appearance of a tree in miniature.
~ Robert Fortune
About
Aged
Appearance
Branches
Came
Evidently
Feet
Had
High
Manner
Miniature
Out
Regular
Six
Size
Stem
Tree
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There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries.
~ Robert Fortune
About
According
Business
Dozen
Extensive
Gardens
Generally
Less
London
More
More Or Less
Our
Smaller
Smallest
Than
Wealth
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These gardens may be called the gardens of the respectable working classes.
~ Robert Fortune
Classes
Gardens
May
Respectable
Working
Working Classes
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This may be done by grafting, by confining the roots, withholding water, bending the branches, or in a hundred other ways which all proceed upon the same principle.
~ Robert Fortune
Bending
Branches
Done
Hundred
May
Other
Principle
Proceed
Roots
Same
Water
Ways
Which
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We all know that any thing which retards in any way the free circulation of the sap, also prevents to a certain extent the formation of wood and leaves.
~ Robert Fortune
Also
Any
Certain
Certain Extent
Circulation
Extent
Formation
Free
Know
Leaves
Prevents
Sap
Thing
Way
Which
Wood
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We are told that the first part of the process is to select the very smallest seeds from the smallest plants, which is not at all unlikely, but I cannot speak to the fact from my own observation.
~ Robert Fortune
Cannot
Fact
First
My Own
Observation
Own
Part
Plants
Process
Seeds
Select
Smallest
Speak
Unlikely
Very
Which
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When these suckers had formed roots in the open ground, or kind of nursery where they were planted, they were looked over and the best taken up for potting.
~ Robert Fortune
Best
Formed
Ground
Had
Kind
Looked
Nursery
Open
Over
Planted
Roots
Taken
Up
Were
Where
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Unfortunately, Climate Science has become Political Science. It is tragic that some perhaps well-meaning but politically motivated scientists who should know better have whipped up a global frenzy about a phenomena which is statistically questionable at best.
~ Robert H. Austin
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However, it required some years before the scientific community in general accepted that flexibility and disorder are very relevant molecular properties also in other systems.
~ Robert Huber
Accepted
Also
Before
Community
Disorder
Flexibility
General
However
Molecular
Other
Properties
Relevant
Required
Scientific
Some
Systems
Very
Years
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I learned easily and had time to follow my inclination for sports (light athletics and skiing) and chemistry, which I taught myself by reading all textbooks I could get.
~ Robert Huber
Athletics
Chemistry
Could
Easily
Follow
Get
Had
Inclination
Learned
Light
Myself
Reading
Skiing
Sports
Taught
Textbooks
Time
Which
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I remained associated with the Technische Universitat Munchen, where I became Professor in 1976.
~ Robert Huber
Associated
Became
Professor
Remained
Where
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I was born February 20, 1937 in Munchen as the first child of Sebastian and Helene Huber.
~ Robert Huber
Born
Child
February
First
First Child
I Was Born
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