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. - SearchQuotes

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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

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