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and sometimes larger. Besides tliis there is a Chinese kind with
long oval tubers.
119. Sagittaria sagittifolia, L., Jap. SuHa-kuwai,
Omodaka, Gowai ; a srnail kind of Kuweit (118) growing wild
in swampy field, but often cultivated for the sake of its tubers.
It is about
half a inch in diameter and is eaten boiled.
120. Scirpus tuberosus, Smi., Jap. Kuro-kuwai ; a bul- "
bous plant of the order Cyperaceae growing wild in marshy places.
It is also cultivated in
paddy land for the sake of its tubers. In
winter they are dug out and eaten either raw or boiled. They
resemble the chestnut in taste. In China starch is made from
them and called Batci-fun.
121. Lilium tigrinum, Gaivl., Tiger lily, Jap. Oni-yuri ;
Ryori-ynri cultivated bulbous
-, plant of the order Liliacese.
In winter the bulbs are taken up and eaten boiled and cooked.
]t is
very sweet and wholesome, the flavour varying with the
soil. This variety produces in the axils of leaves small bulbs
with which we can propagate the plant. The wild growing variety
is also eaten. The stem grows to a height of 3-4 fts., blooming
many flowers which are very beautiful.
121. b. Lilium auratum, Lindl., Jap. Yama-yuri, Sasayuri
; this bulbous plant (942) is much praised for the beauty of
its flowers and also much cultivated for the sake of its bulbs.
In winter when the bulbs have grown to a great size, they are
taken up and consumed as vegetables. The flowers are much
valued for
their fragrance and .the beauty of their colours.
121. c. Lilium elegans, Tkunb., Lilium thunbergianum,
Roem. et ScJntlt., Jap. Hime-yuri, Hi-yuri, SukasJiiyuri
; tiiis kind is much cultivated for its edible bulbs for summer.
The bulbs are about I inches in diameter and pure white. It
contains no bitter principle.
The ornamental flower-lity, Lilium
concolor (9-i9), has the same Japanese name, but is quite different.
122. Allium sativum, L., Jap. Ninniku, Him ; a bulbous
cultivated plant of the order LiliaceaB, of the same family
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