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Crowing in sandy places near sea-coasts. In late summer it bears
in form.
red flowers resembling Lliriigcto
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886. Ipomaea bona-box, .,
Jap. Tlari-asagao, C/iojiasagao
; an annual climbing herb of tlie order Convolvulacete,
brought from foreign lands. The vine in covered with soft pricks.
Jn late summer it
produces purple funnel-shaped ilowers. The
receptacles of the seeds are bi and droop by their own weight.
The young fruits are eaten as a vegetable.
887. Pharbitis triloba, Miq., Jap. Asagao ; an annual
turning herb of the order Convolvulacea3 planted in gardens. In
late summer it blooms at the leaf-axils only hi early morning.
The flowers and leaves are various.
888. Oniphalodes krameri, Fr. et Sav., Jap. RuHso ;
A perennial wild herb of the order Boraginaeea3, growing to a
height of 8-9 inches. In summer it bears several blue flowers at
the top of its stem. A variety with red ilowers is called Sa?igoso.
Hart-so ;
889. Omplialodes krameri, Fr. et Sa-c. t var., Jap.
a variety of the preceding with white flowers.
890. Veronica longifolia, /.., var. japonica, Max., Jap.
Ruri-torano-o ; a perennial wild herb of the order Scrophulariacejo,
growing to a height of 1-2 fts. Tn late summer it produces small
4-petaled purplish blue flowers in panicles.
891. Veronica incana, L., Jap. Tvtei-ran, Hama-torano-o
; a perennial, herb of the order Scrophulariaceje growing to a
height of about 2 fts. The stems and leaves are hairy. In late
summer it bears small pinkisu purple flowers in panicles.
892- Veronica oncei, Fr. et Sav. y Jap. Hlyokuso ; :i
perennial wild herb of the order ScrophulariaceaB, growing to a
height of about 1 ft. It produces 2 branches at each leaf-axil.
In summer it bears purple ilowers in panicles.
893. Veronica sibirica, /. ; Jap. Kukaiso ; n perennial