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677. c. Rhododendron indicum, Sweet, var. macrantlium,
Max., Jap. Satsuki-tsutsuji ; it
grows to a height
of 3-4
fts. Its flowers are a little larger than the preceding. The flowers
are generally red or purple,
open in May.
but sometimes white. The flowers
677. d. Rhododendron sablaneeolatum, Miq., Jap.
Riukiu-tsutsuji ; it resembles the preceding in form, but larger.
The flowers are white, and sometimes light purple.
678. Ligustrum ciliatum, Sieb., Jap. Iwaki ; a garden
shrub uf the order Oleacea? attaining to a height of 5-6 fts In
early summer, it bears many small white flowers disposed in
panicles, being succeeded with round dark purple berries.
679. Daphniphyllum macropodum, Miq., Jap. F-
dsuriha ; a mountain tree of the order Euphorbiaceae attaining to
a height of about 10 fts. It is a diaecious plant, and in early
summer small yellowish green flowers appear stalks produced at
the centre of the leaves, being
fruits.
new year's days.
followed with small oval black
The leaves are used for a congraturating decoration on the
680. Picus pyrifolia, Pair., Jap. Inu-biiva, Ko-ichijiku ;
a wild tree of the order UrticaceiB, growing on sea-shores of warm
regions, attaining to a height of about 10 fts. In late summer, it
gives round fruits about the size of a thumb. When fully ripe,
the fruits are dark purple, and edible. The bark is used for paper
manufacture. The variety drawn in this book is the evergreen
kind of Bonin Island.
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681. Quercus sessilifolia, Bl., Jap. Tsukubane-gashi /
a mountain tree of the order Amentaceae attaining to a height of
about 30 fts. It resembles Quercus acuta (564), but its leaves
shoot forth straightly in clusters.
682. Quercus phyllireoides, A. Gray, var., Jap. Chi.
rimen-gaslii , BiwayQ-gaski ; a variety of Ubame-gashi (566), but
its leaves are wrinkled.