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green tree of the order Coniferss produced abundantly everywhere,
growing to a height of 30-60 fts. It is one of the plants growing
to a considerable height. In summer it bears monaecious flowers,
producing cones about the size of a finger. The wood is finegrained
and light, being yellowish white on the outside and reddish
brown inside. It is used for house and ship-buildings, bridges,
boxes, tubs, and many other articles. The wood and bark are used
to cover roofs, and the leaves are made into incence-sticks. The
old wood when burried in a pond or marsh becomes dark green,
and is
very esteemed by the name of Jindai-sugi.
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577. b. Cryptomeria japonica, S. et Z., Jap. Yakusugi
; a variety of the preceding produced in the Island of Yakuskima
of Province Qsumi. The old wood is
brown, resinous, fine
grained and hard. It is useful for making boxes, tables, and other
ornamental furnitures.
578. Podocarpus chinensis, Wall., Jap. Maki t Inumaki,
Hitotsuba ; an evergreen tree of the order Coniferae found
in mountains of many provinces, attaining to a height of 20-30 fts.
It is a diaecious plant. The male flowers form drooping catkins,
and the female produce berries formed of two pieces,
one of which is red, freshy and edible, and the upper
the under
one is a
green and pea-sized seed. The wood is white and fine grained,
and is valuable for building. The wood of Koya-maki (707) is
also called Ma&t-wood.
578. b. Sciadopytis verticillata, S. et Z., Jap
maki, Kusa-maki ; the wood of this tree (707) is esteemed for its
durability against moisture. The bast of the trunk is called Maki-
Jiada, and is used to stop the leaking of water.
578. c. Torreya nucifera, 5. et Z., Jap. Kaya; the
wood of this conifer (217) is yellowish white and fine grained,
with a fragrant resinous odour, and is used for various buildings
in moist places. It is also used to make chess-boards, chess-men,
abacus, etc.