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1O12. Zoysia pungens, Willd., Jap. Chosen-shiba<br />
Yaye-shiba, Korai-shiba ; a perennial grass with very fine small<br />
leaves, creeping over the ground and taking roots at the joints.<br />
The leaves are 1-2 inches long, and amidst them produces small<br />
panicles <strong>of</strong> flowers, being succeeded with fine seeds. It is the<br />
best plant Tor lawn. A variety with tiny leaves is called Chiri-<br />
jiicn-shiba ,<br />
which fades in cold weather.<br />
1012. b. Zoysia macrostacliya, Fr. et Sav., Jap.<br />
Skiba* No-shiba ; a large species <strong>of</strong> the preceding growing every-<br />
where. It is planted on mounds, mountain-cliffs, etc., to protect<br />
earth from falling down.<br />
1013. Miscanthus japonicus, Be nth., var., Jap. Toki-<br />
iua-snsuki y Kan-snmki ; an evergreen grass growing in bushes by<br />
sea-coasts <strong>of</strong> warm regions. The leaves are about 5-6 fts. long.<br />
In cold regions the leaves wither more or less, but. most <strong>of</strong> them<br />
(remain evergreen. In autumn it produces panicles <strong>of</strong> 'flowers.<br />
This plant is planted on sea-coasts to protect the sand from being<br />
washed away by waves. The sheath <strong>of</strong> the young leaves are made<br />
into ropes, and the voung panicles are made into brooms.<br />
Miscanthus sacchariflo rus, Hack.<br />
1014. MiscanthtlS, Jap. Ogi, Ugi-yoshi, Umi-yoshi;<br />
a perennial grassv growing by water-sides and in plains. Its<br />
rhizomes creep c iider the ground, and produce stalks from each<br />
joint to a height <strong>of</strong> 5-6 fts. The leaves resemble those <strong>of</strong> Mis-<br />
Acanthus japonicus (972), but have no sharp dissection on the edges.<br />
The. panicles also resemble those <strong>of</strong> 1)72, but larger and longer.<br />
This grass is fitted to protect mounds from falling <strong>of</strong>f.<br />
1015. Phragmites . roxburghii, Kunth, Jap. Yoshi,<br />
As/iit ; a perennial grass growing in marshy places. ]ts roots<br />
creep under the ground and shoots up stalks to a height <strong>of</strong> about<br />
6 fts., bearing panicles at the tops. The stalks resemble small<br />
bamboos, being slender, light and lustrous, and they are used to<br />
make blinds. The thickness <strong>of</strong> the stalk depends on the fertility<br />
<strong>of</strong> the ground. Those growing by sea-coasts are slender, flexible<br />
.and strong. This grass is planted in wat'T-sid'.'s to protect mud