A National Collection of Living Arts -- Presidential Connections -- Gifts from Japan -- The Chinese Collection -- North American Highlights -- A Vibrant Museum -- The Bonsai Saga, How the Bicentennial Collection Came to America / John L. Creech -- Spotlight on the Museum's Curators -- The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum Honorees -- Select Bonsai Collections in North America -- Bibliography

Looks at the many roles that the bonsai and penjing trees of the National Arboretum in Washington D.C. have had, including their inclusion in international diplomacy and their place in world's fair exhibitions