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it has double flowers, but no fruits. There exists another variety
with white tips of petals.
Both are pretty summer plants.
640. Hydrangia horteusis, Smith, var., Jap. Ajisai /
a garden half lignous shrub of the order Saxifragaceae growing
in the form of a bush, attaining to a height of 4-5 fts. In early
summer it bears flowers forming a large ball consisting of many
pseudo-flowers with small real flowers hidden under them. They
are white in the beginning, but turn blue and finally red. There
are several sorts of the same nature.
640. b. Viburnum plicatum, 77*. ,
Jap. Temari-bana ;
a variety of the preceding with white flowers forming a ball.
641. CorylopsiS spicata, 5. etZ., Jap. Tosa-midsuki ;
a garden shrub of the order Hamameliacere attaining to a height
of 7-8 fts. In spring
it
produces yellow drooping flowers with
the calyx and peduncle of the same colour, being succeeded with
bean-sized fruits.
642. Corylopsis pauciflora, 5. et Z. t Jap. lyo-midsuki,
Inu-midsuki, Kodosa ; a species of the preceding. The leaves
and flowers are much alike, but smaller.
643. Hamamelis japonica, 5. et Z., Jap. Mansaku ; a
mountain-tree of
the order Hamameliaciae attaining to a height of
about 10 fts. In spring before sprouting
it bears flowers with
shott peduncles. The petals are very slender and of a golden
colour, looking like golden threads. A variety called Mumedsuye
has smaller leaves and yellow flowers.
644. Liquidambar formosa, var. maximowiczii, Jap.
Fu ; a garden tree of the order Hamameliaceae introduced in the
year 1811. It attaints to a height of 20-30 fts. In spring it
produces male and female flowers at the same time with the
leaves. The female flowers are succeeded with prickly ball. The
leaves turn red in late autumn, and are very pretty.
645. Cornus kousa, Bnerg., Jap. Yama-boshi, Karakwa,