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208. b. Debugeasia edulis, Wedd., Jap. Yanagi-ichigo ,<br />
To-ichigo, Ka?asu-yamamomo ; a deciduous shrub of the order<br />
Urticaceae, growing abundantly in warm districts. The fruits are<br />
yellow and resemble those of the straw-berry.<br />
209. Vaccinium vitis-idaea, ., Jap. Oyama-ringo,<br />
Hama-nashi; a tiny evergreen shrub growing in alpine regions,<br />
attaining a height of 6-7 inches. In the beginning of summer it<br />
blooms small white and pink shaded flowers. The berries are<br />
round and of a red colour with an aciduous taste. They are |--<br />
inch in size, and are eaten fresh or preserved in salt or sugar.<br />
210. Vaccinium OXycoccos, ., Jap. Tsuru-kokemono;<br />
a procumbent tiny evergreen plant of<br />
the order Ericaceae, growing<br />
in moist places of mountains. It has many stems which produce<br />
only one flower at each end, being succeeded with small berries<br />
which droop. Their shape and appearance resemble those of the<br />
preceding, but they are larger and more convenient for use.<br />
21O. b. Vaccinium bracteatum, Tti., Jap. SJiashambo,<br />
Wakurawa ; an evergreen shrub of the order of Ericaceae<br />
occuring wild in warm regions. In autumn it<br />
produces many<br />
small dark purple berries in panicles, and they are subaciduous in<br />
taste.<br />
21O. C. EpigSBa asiatica, Max. t<br />
Jap. Rvanashi, Sunaichigo<br />
; a small evergreen shrub of the order Ericaceae, principally<br />
found in the provinces of Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, and their<br />
vicinities. In spring<br />
it blooms small pink liowers in clusters and<br />
ripens large bean-sized fruits in summer. The fruits are covered<br />
with sand-like grains, and are soft, brittle, and subacid.<br />
210. d. Empetrum nigrum, Z., Jap. Gankoran ; a<br />
tiny evergreen shrub of the order Empetracese, growing<br />
wild on<br />
alpine regions. It has distinct male and female flowers on separate<br />
plants. Late in spring it blooms flowers, being succeeded with<br />
small purplish black subaciduous berries.<br />
211. Elaeagnus pungens, 77/., Jap Natsu-gumi ; a