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record of this garden, most of which are pictured in an illustrated catalog, Hana-nokagami (A paragon of flowers) of 1822. This work does not include descriptions of the trees, but shows nicely how the flowering cherry was viewed by the connoisseurs of the time. First, they needed many cherry forms; thus the scroll shows many cherries that would be clones rather than different cultivars. Further, names were rich and suggestive,
Figure 18 A cultured lady hangs a poem she has written on the branches of a weeping cherry; the words for flowering cherry and love can be distinguished. A live cherry twig decorates her hair, and the pattern on her kimono is a five-petaled cherry flower. Peony flowers form the motif of her gorgeous sash. From a commercial poster, early twentieth century, Miki Shoten *.