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posita?. It becomes also an annual plant according to the season
iu which the seeds aiv sown, it grows to a height of 1-2 fts.
The biennial one blooms in summer, and the annual one in autumn.
The flowers are purplish blue, red, white, etc.
842. Achillea sibirica, Led., Jap. Ha&oromosv t
Noko-
^iriso ; a perennial wild herb of the order Composite, growing to
a height of 2-3 fts. In autumn it
produces small white or pink
1 lowers in clusters at the head.
843. Artemisia schmidtiana, Max., Jap. Asagiriso :
vergreen herb of the order Composite produced in northern
provinces. Its leaves are slender, green, and lustrous. It grows
to a height of 1-2 fts., and in autumn it bears small yellow
ilowers in panicles.
844. Gnaplialis japonica, Max., Jap. Arare-giku f
Yama-hahako ; a perennial wild herb of the order Composite,
growing to a height of about 1 ft. Late in autumn, it bears many
small white flowers with yellow centres. The flowers remain still
after the stems were withered by frost.
845. Senecio japonica, Schitltz., Jap. Hankwaiso ; a
perennial wild herb of the order Composite. Its leaves are broad
and deeply dissected. It grows to a height of about 3 fts., and in
autumn it blooms yellow ilowers on the branches divided at the
head of the stem. There is a variety called C/torioso closely
allied, but the dissection of the leaves is less and it
grows to a
height of about 5 fts. .
846. Senecio ksempferi, DC., Jap. Tsuivalniki ; an
evergreen herb of the order Composite?, growing wild on the s< -acoa>ts
of southern provinces and also much planted in gardens.
In autumn its stems grow to a height of about 2 fts. and divided
into branches, Injuring yellow flowers. The petioles of the young
leaves are eaten as a vegetable (07. K). The variety called
V-tsuwabuki is
largr,
and the \T: -d Kan-tsuwabuki
blooms in winter.