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They are all of a similar use. A/
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long. It is used as a small vessel like the preceding. As the
taste is bitter, it can not be eaten.
306. 6. Lagenaria VUlgaris, Ser., var., Jap. Sennari-
Jiyotan ; a variety of the former, but with smaller fruits which are
about \\ inches long.
307. Gymnogongms pinnulata, Harvey, Jap. Tsuno- ^
mata ; an alga? growing in group on rocks in water, attaining a
length of 6-7 inches. It is forked in several parts.
When fresh,
;the colour is purple, but when bleached it turns to a yellowish
white. It is used as paste or to wash hair. It is eaten when
boiled in a state of jelly.
In the harbour CJiQ-shi, the jelly is
called linuma-konnyaku. There is a variety with a very large
size, a foot long and 3-4 inches broad, and a variety called Kotsuno-mata
is about 2i inches long growing in shallow water.
307. b. Gloeopeltis coliformis, Harvey, Jap. Funori ;
a species of
_ algae growing on rocks where the tide ebbs. Its form
is like that of a hollow tube at first, but it is
gradually divided
into branches which are about 4 inches long. When fresh it is
dark purple, but when washed and bleached it turns to a pale
yellow colour. It is made into a flat sheet, and then it is called
bleached funori and is used for its mucilaginous paste.
It is also
simply dried and eaten as food. The form is different according
to the places where it
grows. That found in the province of
Satsinna is superior in form and quality.
3O7. c. Gymnogongms ( ? ), Jap. Saimi, Hachijo-funori
; a species of algne resembling the preceding, but with solid
stems. When bleached, it is pale yellow, hard, and strong in
texture. It is used for its
mucilaginous paste. It is
produced
abundantly in the Island of HachiJQ.
307. d. Chondrus plotynus, G. Ag., Jap. Hotokenonriini
; a species of algae growing in .the iceland of Yezo and the
northern province of the main land. It resembles the large leaves