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314. Cephalotaxus drupacea, S. et Z. t<br />

Jap. Imigaya r<br />

Hebo-gaya ; an evergreen tree of the order Cohiferse, growing,<br />

wild everywhere in mountains. It is also cultivated for oil. The<br />

stem attains a height of about 20 fts. It is a diaecious plant. In<br />

April it blooms, and its fruits ripen late in autumn. The fruits<br />

are red, oval, and about 1 inch long. Oil is pressed out from the<br />

nuts, but it is<br />

only used for lighting, as it is poisonous.<br />

315. Litsaea glauca, Sieb.,. Jap. Shiro-damo, Aka-damo r<br />

Shiro-tabu ; an evergreen tree of the order Lauraceae growing in<br />

warm regions. The stem attains a height of about 20-30 fts.<br />

The leaves are oval, tapering at both ends, and green on the upper<br />

and white on the under side. In late autumn, small flowers appear<br />

on the branches. In the winter of the next year red bean-sized<br />

oval fruits are produced. From the kernels of the fruits an oil is<br />

pressed out. The oil is called Tabu*no-abura in KiusJiiu provinces,<br />

and is used for lighting, but its is<br />

quality inferior.<br />

316. Lindera praecox, Blume., Jap. Abura-chan, Muradachi<br />

; a deciduous tree of the order Lauraceae, growing wild<br />

everywhere. Its stem attains to a height of about 10 fts. It<br />

bears yellowish white small flowers before its leaves appear in<br />

spring. Its fruits ripen late in autumn. The fruits are quite<br />

round and have the size of a small finger. Oil is taken from the<br />

kernels, and is used for lighting.<br />

,<br />

317. Lindera triloba, Blume., Jap. Ukonbana, Hata*<br />

tikon, Shiro-moji ; a deciduous tree of the order Lauracea?, growing<br />

wild in mountainous regions of cold countries. The stem is<br />

about 10 fts. high. In spring<br />

it bears pale yellow small flowers<br />

before the leaves appear. It is a diaecious plant. The fruits<br />

ripen in autumn and are quite round, being about \<br />

inch in size.<br />

Oil is taken and used for the same purpose as the preceding.<br />

317. b. Styrax japonicum, 5. et Z., Jap. Ye go, Chishano-ki<br />

; the green fruits of this tree (546) ripen<br />

late in autumn.<br />

They have about the size of a bean, and enclose a dark yellow<br />

-hard nut, from which oil is taken as the preceding.

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