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Fusa-sugnri ; a small shrub of the order Saxifragaceas, found in<br />
4;he forests of Hokkaido. It attains a height of 5-6 f ts. The drooping<br />
flowers are disposed on panicles. The red berries have a<br />
subacid taste.<br />
214. Ficus carica, ., Fig, Jap. Ichijiku ; a deciduous<br />
shrub of the order Urticaceas, cultivated in warm countries, attaining<br />
a height of about 10 fts. In summer it produces fruits at the<br />
.axils of the leaves. The flowers are concealed inside the fruits.<br />
The fruits are green and ovate at first, and then turn dark purple<br />
outside and reddish inside. It is soft, sweet, and slightly<br />
aciduous. Several good varieties have been recently introduced.<br />
Especially one with a greenish white skin is sweet like honey<br />
when ripe and is<br />
good for drying.<br />
214. b. FicilS carica, L., var., Jap. Shiro-ichijiku, Nankin-ichijiku<br />
; a variety of fig of a dwarf nature. The leaves and<br />
iruits are also small. When fully ripe the inside of the fruits is<br />
white and of an inferior taste. The fruits of Ficus pyrifolia and<br />
Ficus nipponica are also eaten.<br />
215. Stauntonia hexaphylla, Dec., Jap. Mube, Tokiwaakebi<br />
; an evergreen climbing plant of the order Menispermacese,<br />
growing wild and also cultivated as an ornament and for it fruits.<br />
In summer it<br />
produces fine peduncles, and male and female<br />
flowers grow separately. The fruits ripen late in autumn. They<br />
are oval, and about 2i inches long and 1 inch in diameter. They<br />
have a dark-red colour outside, and contain many black seeds.<br />
Their white pulpy flesh is sweet like honey. Formerly<br />
the fruits<br />
were presented to the Emperor as delicious and of great rarity<br />
brought from the province of OntL They were highly prized at<br />
that time, as sugar was then unknown. The fruits of Akebia<br />
quinata and A. lobata are also eaten, and from these seeds oil is<br />
extracted.<br />
216. GinkgO biloba, ., Jap. Ginnan ; the nut of this<br />
plant is called Ginnan. This tree belongs to the order Coniferae,