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having deciduous leaves and attaining a height of 40-50 fts.<br />
Barren and fertile flowers bloom separately on distinct plants.<br />
The leaves resemble the webbed foot of a duck. In spring<br />
flowers appear with the young leaves. The fruits ripen late in<br />
autumn. They are round and of a pale yellow colour. The nuts<br />
are obtained by taking off the fleshy substance. They are ^-<br />
inch in length, and their kernels are eaten baked or boiled, or<br />
used in confectionery.<br />
217. Torreya nucifera, S. et Z., Jap. Kaya, Kaye ; an<br />
evergreen tree of the order Conifers, growing wild every-where,<br />
but also cultivated for ornamental purposes. It attains a height<br />
of several feets. In winter it blooms male and female flowers<br />
separately on distinct plants.<br />
Its fruits ripen late in autumn.<br />
The fruits are oblong or oval with a resinous flesh covering the<br />
nut, which is first steeped in ash-water, then in fresh water,<br />
afterwards dried and preserved. The nuts consist of two sorts,<br />
round or oval. They are eaten raw or baked, and have an<br />
aromatic flavour. They are also used in confectionery<br />
taking oil.<br />
or for<br />
217. b. Torreya nucifera, S. et Z., var., Jap. ShibunasJii-gaya,<br />
Hadaka-gaya ; a variety of the former. The inner<br />
skin of the nut is attached to the shell, and the kernel is easily<br />
separated from it. This is called the bare Torreya nut, and is of<br />
the best quality. The provinces of Mino, Iga, and Yamato are<br />
noted for its production.<br />
217. c. Pinus koraiensis, S. et Z., Jap. Cliosen-matsuno-mi<br />
; the seeds of Pinus koraiensis (687). The kernels o<br />
these seeds are eaten and have a resinous aromatic flavour. The<br />
acorn is about 6 inches in length, and its seed about half an inch<br />
long.<br />
217. d. Cycas revoluta, 77*., Jap. Sotetsu-no-mi ; the<br />
seeds of this plant are produced among the leaves at the head of<br />
trunk. Several grains are attached to a brownish peduncle, and<br />
in autumn they ripen to a vermilion-red flat oval form about 1