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the young stalks of this plant (905) growing wild in
mountainous districts are eaten either boiled or raw, or preserved
in salt, when they have attained a height of about 1 ft.
and 1 inch in diameter.
76. Acanthopanax spinosum, Miq., Jap. Ukogi ; a
deciduous shrub of the order Araliaceaa attaning a height of
7-8 fts. Its thorny branches fit well for hedges. In spring the
young
leaves are eaten scalded.
77. Aralia Chinensis, Z., Jap. Tara-no-ki ; a deciduous
shrub of the order Araliaceae growing wild on mountainous
regions and attaining a height of about 10 fts. covered with
sharp thorns. In spring young leaves are eaten after passing in
boiling water.
This is the best of edible tree shoots.
78. Clethra barbinervis, 5. et Z., Jap. Riyobu, Hatatsumori
; a deciduous tree of the order Ericaceae growing
wild in mountainous districts. Its stem attains a height of
about 10 fts.
In spring the young leaves are eaten boiled with rice.
It is
much used by peasants of remote mountain villages.
79. Helwingia rusciflora, Wild, Jap. Hana-ikada ;
a deciduous shrub of the order Garryaceae growing wild in
mountainous districts to a height of about 8 fts. In spring
young
soft leaves
are eaten boiled.
80. Alliiim fistulosum, ., Onion, Jap. Negi ; a perennial
herbaceous plant of the order Liliaceae. The tubular leaves
grow about 2 fts. in height, and the length of white underground
part varies according to the skill of cultivators. They are
eaten either boiled or fresh in all seasons, but they are best and
sweetest
in winter.
80. b. Allium fistulosum, ., var., Winter onion,
Jap. O-ncgi, Ippoii-negi ; a variety of the preceding, but larger
and standing erect solitally and is wholesome and sweet.
81. Allium fistulosum, L., var., Jap. Iwa-tsuki-negi ;
a variety of the preceding smaller in siza. Owing