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bears pale yellow flowers shaded with green. As they have a<br />
fragrant odour, it<br />
is planted in pots.<br />
396. Cymbidium, Jap. Hosai-ran ; an evergreen terrestial<br />
orchid growing wild in mountains of warm countries. The<br />
leaves are of a lustrous dark green, and 2-3 fts. long and about<br />
an inch broad. In spring dark purplich red fragrant flowers are<br />
produced on a stalk.<br />
397. Cymbidium, Jap. Kan-ran ; an evergreen terrestial<br />
orchid growing wild in mountains of warm regions, differing in<br />
size according to the its growing places. It blooms in the beginning<br />
of winter, whence the name Kan-ran (winter orchid). One with<br />
yellowish green flowers illustrated here is called Sei-kan-ran<br />
(green winter orchid). Another with a purplish red shade is called<br />
Shi-kan-ran (purple winter orchid). There are manyo ther varieties y<br />
all of which have fragrant flowers and are admired for blooming<br />
in winter.<br />
few . Those mentioned here are only a very of the<br />
flower bearing plants. There are a great many others used for<br />
making perfumed water and oil.<br />
CHAPTER XIX.<br />
MEDICINAL PLANTS.<br />
This chapter includes those plants, which are grown wild or<br />
cultivated in this country and used for medicine. There are a<br />
great many medicinal plants, but those mentioned here are the most<br />
noted. The poisonous plants are included in their own chapter,<br />
and they are not mentioned here.<br />
398. Coptis brachypetala, 5. et Z., var. major, Miq.,<br />
Jap. Oren, Seriba-oren ; a perennial plant of the order Kanunculaceae<br />
growing wild in mountains. In spring<br />
it shoots forth<br />
stalks by the sides of the leaves to a height of 3-5 inches, and<br />
yields small white flowers on divided petioles. When young