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314. Cephalotaxus drupacea, S. et Z. t Jap. Imigaya r
Hebo-gaya ; an evergreen tree of the order Cohiferse, growing,
wild everywhere in mountains. It is also cultivated for oil. The
stem attains a height of about 20 fts. It is a diaecious plant. In
April it blooms, and its fruits ripen late in autumn. The fruits
are red, oval, and about 1 inch long. Oil is pressed out from the
nuts, but it is only used for lighting, as it is poisonous.
315. Litsaea glauca, Sieb.,. Jap. Shiro-damo, Aka-damo r
Shiro-tabu ; an evergreen tree of the order Lauraceae growing in
warm regions. The stem attains a height of about 20-30 fts.
The leaves are oval, tapering at both ends, and green on the upper
and white on the under side. In late autumn, small flowers appear
on the branches. In the winter of the next year red bean-sized
oval fruits are produced. From the kernels of the fruits an oil is
pressed out. The oil is called Tabu*no-abura in KiusJiiu pro-
vinces, and is used for lighting, but its quality is inferior.
316. Lindera praecox, Blume., Jap. Abura-chan, Mura-
dachi ; a deciduous tree of the order Lauraceae, growing wild
everywhere. Its stem attains to a height of about 10 fts. It
bears yellowish white small flowers before its leaves appear in
spring. Its fruits ripen late in autumn. The fruits are quite
round and have the size of a small finger. Oil is taken from the
kernels, and is used for lighting. ,
317. Lindera triloba, Blume., Jap. Ukonbana, Hata*
tikon, Shiro-moji ; a deciduous tree of the order Lauracea?, grow-
ing wild in mountainous regions
of cold countries. The stem is
about 10 fts. high. In spring it bears pale yellow small flowers
before the leaves appear. It is a diaecious plant. The fruits
ripen in autumn and are quite round, being about \ inch in size.
Oil is taken and used for the same purpose as the preceding.
317. b. Styrax japonicum, 5. et Z., Jap. Ye go, Chisha-
no-ki ; the green fruits of this tree (546) ripen late in autumn.
They have about the size of a bean, and enclose a dark yellow
-hard nut, from which oil is taken as the preceding.