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droop like the weeping willow. In summer and autumn it produces
panicles of small pink flowers.
658. c. Forsythia suspensa, Vahl., Jap. Rengfo, Itachi-
&usa, Itachi-base ; a garden shrub of the order Oleaceae with
slender drooping branches. In spring it bears 4-lipped tubular
yellowish flowers before sprouting, being
succeeded with heartshaped
fruits.
658. d. Stachyurus prsecox, S. et Z., Jap. Ki-fuji,
Mame-fuji ; a mountain-shrub of the order TernstroemiaceaB
attaining to a height of 8-9 fts. In spring it produces panicles of
small yellow flowers 3-4 inches long, being succeeded with beansized
fruits.
658. 6. Citrus trifoliata, ., Jap. Karatachi, Kikoku ;
a garden shrub of the order AurantiaceaB attaining to a height of
5-10 fts. In late spring it bears 5-petaled white flowers, being
succeeded with small round oranges,
which are yellow when ripe.
They are not eatable on account of their bitterness and acidity.
The plants are used as stocks for grafting orange trees, and also
for hedges.
Note. Many other deciduous garden plants are contained in
the chapters of fruits, oil and wax, textile and paper-manufacturing
plants, dying, fragrant, medicine, and timber trees, etc., but they
are omitted here.