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The following is a list of known English language bonsai references. It is not claimed to be exhaustive. |
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Primary sources have been Poole's Index (Vol. IV, 1892-1896),
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature (Vol. 1+, 1900- present), and
The Brooklyn Daily
Eagle serial archives. Bonsai-specific
periodicals are not listed in this section. "P"
before an entry indicates an article having only a passing mention of dwarf trees.
"S" before an entry indicates an article which, though not specifically
about dwarf trees, does have a significant portion concerning them. For historical significance,
the following are listed in chronological order:
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Livingstone, John
"Observations on the Difficulties which have existed in the
Transportation of Plants from China to England, and Suggestions for obviating them,"
Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, Vol. III, pp. 421-429.
Read Nov. 16, 1819; letter dated Macao Feb 5th, 1819; published 1820. Livingstone, John "Account of the Method of Dwarfing Trees and Shrubs, as practiced by the Chinese, including their Plan of Propagation from Branches," Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, Vol. IV, pp. 224-231. Read June 20, 1820; letter undated from Macao; published 1822. "Chinese Fete -- Dwarf Trees," Scientific American, Vol. 2, Issue 19, January 30, 1847, pg. 152. S Hickok, Rev. H. "Visit to the Fati Gardens," The Ladies' Repository, Vol. 9, Issue 4, April 1849, pg. 111. NEW 12/26/2005 P "Our Phantom Ship -- Japan," The International magazine of literature, art, and science, Vol. 3, Issue 4, July 1851, pg. 537. P "Consul Harris and Japan," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, January 27, 1859, pg. 2. NEW 03/11/2006 S "The Japanese, Their Proficiency in Mechanics, Agricultural Science, &c.," Scientific American, New Series, Vol. 2, Issue 26, June 23, 1860, pg. 407. P "The Lecture Season," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, November 21, 1860, pg. 2. NEW 03/11/2006 "How the Chinese Make Dwarf Trees," Scientific American, New Series, Vol. 6, Issue 16, April 19, 1862, pg. 243. S Dixon, William Hepworth Review of Robert Fortune's Yedo and Peking, The Athenæum, London, 28 March, 1863, pg. 1848 (+?). S A review of Robert Fortune's Yedo and Peking, The Living Age, New York, No. 986, 25 April, 1863, pp. 186-188. Reprint of the above. "How the Chinese make Dwarf Trees," Scientific American, New Series, Vol. 11, Issue 3, July 16, 1864, pg. 33. P "News Items, Chinese Letter," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 1, 1864, pg. 2. NEW 03/11/2006 "Dwarf Plants," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, April 29, 1868, pg. 3. NEW 02/17/2006 P Simmons, D.B. "Five Years in Japan,"The Galaxy, Vol. 5, Issue 5, May 1868, pg. 612. P Conway, M.D. "South-Coast Saunterings in England," Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 39, Issue 231, August 1869, pg. 345. "Dwarfing Trees," The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Trade, Vol. 25, No. 290, August 1870, pg. 246. In the section "Editor's Portfolio." "A Chinese Dwarf-tree in Paris," Appletons' journal, Vol. 13, Issue 323, May 29, 1875, pg. 702. Third paragraph from the end in the "Science, Invention, Discovery" section. NEW 12/26/2005 P Brooks, Noah "Some Pictures from Japan," Scribners Monthly, December 1875, pg. 189. Mitchell, Donald G. "In and about the Fair," Scribners Monthly, November 1876, pg. 118. "Characteristics of the International Fair, V," Atlantic Monthly, December 1876. Vol. 38, Issue 230, pg. 733. NEW 02/05/2005 Quin, C.W. "The Horticultural Comprachicos of Japan at the Paris Exhibition," The Garden, Aug. 24, 1878, pp. 174-175. Five illustrations. "Japanese Dwarfed and Trained Plants," Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 7, 1878, pg. 2. Twenty-fourth small paragraph out of twenty-five under "Current Events." NEW 02/17/2006 "Pigmy Trees and Miniature Landscapes," Brooklyn Daily Eagle February 3, 1884, pg. 9. NEW 03/11/2006 van Rensselaer, M.G. "Japanese Dwarf Plants at Paris," Garden and Forest, February 6, 1889, pp. 63-64. Sixth paragraph of a ten paragraph review of Mr. Conder's article in the Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan. S A review of The Industries of Japan by J.J. Rein, Garden and Forest, July 3, 1889. Vol. 2, pp. 321-322. "Dwarf Trees at the Paris Exhibition," Garden and Forest, Vol. 2, No. 78, August 21, 1889, pg. 408. In a general section with the heading "Notes." Sixteenth paragraph; not otherwise separately marked. Cumming, George "Japanese Dwarf Plants at Paris," Garden and Forest, March 19, 1890, pp. 138-139. P Dana, Richard Henry "A Voyage on the Grand Canal of China," Atlantic Monthly, May 1891. Vol. 67, Issue No. 403, pp. 604. "Demise of a 300 year old Cedar," Garden and Forest, Vol. VI, No. 264, March 15, 1893, pg. 128. In a general section with the heading "Notes." Tenth paragraph; not otherwise separately marked. S Gibson, W. Hamilton "Foreground and Vista at the Fair," Scribner's Magazine, Vol. 14, Issue 1, July, 1893, pp. 33, 34. S Robbins, M.C. "Gardening at the World's Fair," Garden and Forest, July 19, 1893, pp. 302, 303. S Bailey, L.H. "The Columbian Exposition, Japanese Horticulture at the Fair," Garden and Forest, August 30, 1893, pg. 369. "Dwarfing Plants in Japan," Garden and Forest, September 6, 1893. Vol. 6, pg. 373. Extracts from a paper by Henry Izawa, gardener of the Imperial Japanese Commission to the Columbian Exposition. P "The Park Next Year," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 22, 1893, pg. 20. Middle of the seventh of eleven paragraphs about things to be seen in Prospect Park. NEW 03/11/2006 P Parsons, Alfred "Autumn in Japan," Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 91, Issue 539, April 1895, pg. 773. P Ralph, Julian "Petey Burke and His Pupil," from "People We Pass By," Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 91, Issue 544, September 1895, pg. 617. P Matthews, Herbert "Curious Clipped Trees," Strand magazine (London), c. 1898. Vol. 15, pp. 80-85. The eleven b&w photos were the first of English topiaries to appear in a popular magazine. P "Gallery and Studio," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 3, 1898, pg. 15. About the appeal for funds that has been made by Academy of Design for its new building in Harlem, the sixth of eight paragraphs ends with a line about dwarf trees. NEW 03/11/2006 "How It Is Done," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 1, 1898, pg. 8. NEW 03/11/2006 P "Scholarship and Modern Problems," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 19, 1899, pg. 6. NEW 03/11/2006 P Scidmore, Eliza Ruhamah "The Streets of Peking," The Century, a popular quarterly, Vol. 58, Issue 6, Oct. 1899, pg. 872. P "Fine Park Display," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 17, 1900, pg. 9. The half-story first paragraph of three article about a display at Prospect Park. NEW 03/11/2006 "Japanese Dwarf Trees," Scientific American Supplement, June 9, 1900. Vol. 49, pg. 20442. Four paragraphs, each from a different source, one with a b&w illustration of a double-flowering plum. Blight, Robert (ed.) "Among the Plants: Garden, Field and Forest," Current Literature, Vol. 28, No. 3, June 1900, pp. 258-260. Extracts from articles appearing in Every Month, New York Times, and Brooklyn Eagle. The first extract contains the earliest known appearance of "Bon Sai" [sic] in English. P "Japanese Table Decorations," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 14, 1900, pg. 11. The last in a four paragraph article. NEW 03/11/2006 Bedford, Cornelia E. "Elfin Trees," Harper's Bazar [sic], August 11, 1900. Vol. 33, pp. 915-917. With 12 b&w photos. "How Trees Are Dwarfed," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 2, 1900, pg. 21. NEW 03/11/2006 Nicholson, George (ed.) "Japanese Arboriculture" in The 1900 (-Century) Supplement to The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening, A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedias of Horticulture for Gardeners and Botanists, 1900. NEW 09/25/2005 P "The Wonderful Chrysanthemum Show in Prospect Park," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, November 11, 1900, pg. 16. The fourth of seven paragraphs about a display that had been going on for nearly a week. NEW 03/11/2006 P Duncan, Frances "Japanese Plants in American Gardens," Atlantic Monthly, September 1901. Vol. 88, pp. 403-409. About full-size plants then in use in America. Tsumura, Toichi, M.F.S. "Dwarf Trees," Japan Society: Transactions, Vol. VI, Part I, pp. 2-15. A talk given before the 11th Session, November 13, 1901. Thirteen b&w photos from lantern slides shown with the talk. P "Sumptuous Studio Just Opened Causes Sensation In Art Circles," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, April 6, 1902, pg. 53. Beginning at the end of the fourth of thirteen paragraphs. NEW 03/11/2006 Meek, Thomas Sheppard "The Dwarf Trees of Japan" in The Home Library of Entertainment Instruction and Amusement, 1902. NEW 09/28/2005 P "Wife of London's New Lord Mayor," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, November 23, 1902, pg. 15. The third sentence in the one paragraph article mentions her collection of dwarf trees. NEW 01/08/2007 P "Dwarf Trees For Table Use," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 23, 1902, pg. 12. The fourth paragraph of five ends with a line about. NEW 03/11/2006 "The Little Trees of Japan" in The Wonder Book of Wonders, 1908. Berger, H.H. "Japanese Dwarf Trees," St. Nicholas, a magazine for boys and girls, Vol. 37, pp. 168-169, December 1909. In the section "Nature and Science For Young Folks." Four b&w photographs. "How to Make Dwarf Trees," Scientific American, May 10, 1913, Vol. 108, pg. 432. Two long paragraphs. "Japanese Table Tree," Manti Messenger, September 29, 1916, pg. 3. The third but non-bylined article in the section "The Home Beautiful, Flowers and Shrubbery -- Their Care and Cultivation." NEW 03/11/2006 "Making Japanese Miniature Gardens," American Forestry, August 1920, Vol. 26, pg. 497. Two b&w photographs. "How Japanese Dwarf Trees Are Raised," Scientific American, June 11, 1921, Vol. , pg. 473. Brownfield, Marion "How to Make a Japanese Dish-Garden," The House Beautiful, November 1921, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 422-423. About a column and a half (one page = three-columns). "Forest of Odd Dwarf Trees Grown by 'Surgery'," Popular Science Monthly, July 1929, pg. 63. Three b&w photos. "Trees Dwarfed By Surgery," The Literary Digest, August 17, 1929, pg. 35. Two of the photos and most of text from the above. S Hansen, Albert A. "Dwarf Plants, they are normal in all but size," Nature Magazine, August 1930, Vol. , pp. 121, 130. Two pages, mostly about naturally stunted trees and the necessary conditions for this. Has one long paragraph pertaining to Orientals' efforts with dwarfing. LINK ADDED 09/01/2005 McClure, F.A. "Methods and Materials of Chinese Table Plant Culture, Lingnan Science Journal (Canton: Lingnan University), Vol 12, Supplement, pp. 119-164. Issued May 22, 1933. With eleven b&w photos. Guthrie, Eleanor H. "The Ancient Art of Bonsai," House Beautiful, June 1933, pp. 284F, 284G, 284N. With five photos. "Rare and Fine Examples in the collection of Mr. Larz Anderson." [Following Anderson's death four years later, thirty plants, the major portion of his collection, would be donated by his wife to the Arnold Arboretum.] Wyman, Donald "The Larz Anderson Collection of Japanese Dwarf Trees," Arnold Arboretum Bulletin of Popular Information, Series 4, Vol. VI, No. 7, May 27, 1938, pp. 31-39. With three b&w plates. The art is repeatedly referred to as "Bon-sai". "Amateur Plant Magician: Raises Dwarf Trees in Flowerpot Forest," Popular Science Monthly, June 1938, pg. 47. Four b&w photos. About James F. Craven. L'Allemand, Gordon "Dwarf Trees Come to America," Travel, January 1943, pp. 28, 29, 32. Three pages with seven b&w photos by the author. About Lee Holdakowski's extensive collection in California. Sherman, Chester "Jap Stunt," Life, October 18, 1943, pg. 131. In the "Pictures to the Editors" section with four b&w photos. |
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Anyone who knows of additional citations to bonsai in general circulation periodicals before 1945 is asked to please contact rjb@phoenixbonsai.com. Contributor acknowledgment will be posted. Please include as many details as possible. Thank-you! |
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