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The flowers and gardens of Japan (1908)

Du Cane, Florence, Du Cane, Ella · London : Adams & Charles Black · leaf 318

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owers before the leaves appear,—on past beds ofAzalea indica with its large double and semi-doubleblooms of every shade, the paths will lead us, as ifthrough a maze; and surely this mass of colourhelps to bewilder one. I was assured one venerableold bush, the thickness of whose stem testified to… … AZALEAS 163 thousands. The whole district was thronged withholiday-makers visiting the little gardens in onenever-ending stream. But one thing differed herefrom all the other floral feasts I had ever seen inJapan : there were few, if any, little tea-houses setup in the gardens for the entertainment…

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