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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"
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Robert Fortune
between September 16, 1813 and April 13, 1880. He/she was a famous
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