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fts. It resembles the preceding in form, but it has 5 needles in
leaves instead of 2. The wood is reddish white, fine-grained and
resinous. It use is nearly the same as Kuro-matsu, but superior.
584. Larix leptolepis, Gord., Jap. Kara-matsu, Fujimatsu
; a deciduous tree of the order Coniferae growing wild in
mountains, attaining to a height of 30-50 fts. It bears monaecious
flowers, and the fertile flowers yield cones of the size of a thumb.
The wood is hard and reddish brown, being used for buildings
and esteemed for its durability.
585. Abies firma, .9. et Z. t Jap. Momi / an evergreen
tree of the order Conifers growing wild everywhere, attaining to
a height of 30-60 fts.
In summer it
produces monaecious flowers,
female yielding cones about 4-5 inches long. The wood is soft
and white,
and is used for buildings or for making boxes.
586. Tsuga sieboldii, Carr., Jap. Tsuga, Toga; an
evergreen tree of the order Coniferae growing wild in mountains
in many provinces, attaining to a height of 30-40 fts. In summer
it
produces barren and fertile flowers, and yields small cones about
the size of a thumb. The wood is hard and reddish white, being
used for buildings and many other articles. The bark is used to
dye fishing nets.
587. Abies mengiesii, Land., Jap. 7o/ / an evergreen
tree of the order Coniferse growing in mountains of many provinces,
attaining to a height of 30-60 fts. In summer it produces barren
and fertile flowers, being succeeded with cones resembling those
of Abies firma, but slender. The wood is white, fine-grained and
flexible being used to make round boxes and many
other articles.
There are several sorts of this genera, such as Shinko-matsti Matsu-
y
hada, etc., which are nearly the same in use and shape.
588. Abies veitchii, Henk. et Hochst., Jap. Shirabc,
Skirabi, Shirabio ; an evergreen tree of the order Coniferse growing
wild in mountains of many districts, attaining to a height of
30-60 fts. In summer it
produces barren arid fertile flowers. Its