The Grape-Vine 245 



"Yama-budo (Vitis coignetiae): fruit eaten raw and used for wine; 

 leaves substituted for tobacco. 



"Ebi-dzuru (V. thunbergii): fruit eaten raw, leaves cleaned and 

 cooked; worm inside the cane baked and eaten by children as remedy 

 for convulsions. 



" Sankaku-dzuru {V. flexuosa): fruit eaten raw. 



"Ama-dzuru (V. saccharifera) : fruit eaten raw; children are very 

 fond of eating the leaves, as they contain sugar." 



