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tinguished according to colour, the dark-coloured varieties, reddish 

 brown and speckled, being most highly prized. 



66. C. pedimciilattim, Nees {C. japoniciun^ S. and Z.), Jap. Yabu, 

 Tabu, Tabu-no-ki and Tama-gusu, or speckled camphor wood. 

 This wood resembles the foregoing in its variety of colour, but 

 is denser and heavier. It is still more valuable, especially in 

 furniture making, for small cabinets and other articles, and furnishes 

 a specially fine veneer. 



6"]. MacJiihts Tkunbergii, S. and Z. {Laiirus indica, Thunb.), Jap. 

 Nan, Inu-kusu, Ta-funo, growns not only in the southern islands, 

 but also along the coast of Hondo as far as Tokio. 



6^. Litscea glauca, Sieb., Jap. Yabu-kusu, i.e. Camphor-bush, 

 Shiro-tsudzu (Shiro-damo). 



69. Tetranthera Japonica, Spreng. {Toiriex japoiiica, Thunb.), Jap. 

 Hama-biwa. 



70. ActmodapJine lancifolia, Meissn. {^Daphnidium lancifoliuin^ 

 S. and Z.), Jap. Koga-no-ki, Koga-gashi. Eight species of the 

 deciduous genus of Litsaea^ Thunb. {Benzohi Nees) are found in 

 Japan. They are moderately sized bushes, which do not specially 

 differ in foliage from many other members of the deciduous forest. 

 Several take the name Kuro-moji, on account of their blackish 

 bark ; others are called Shiro-moji because of a greyish white 

 bark. The first are found very far spread, even on the island of 

 Yezo. In all varieties there lies around the white pith a greyish 

 white, silky, fragrant wood, that on the cross-cut shows fine pith- 

 rays, distinct year-rings and very small pores. For several hundred 

 years the various kinds of Kuso-moji have been used for the 

 manufacture of toothpicks, Jap. Ko-yoji (yoji, tooth brush ; ko, 

 small), especially the — 



71. Lindera sericea, Bl. {Benzoin sericeum, S. and Z.), Jap. Kuro- 

 moji, and the — 



72. L. lunbellata, Thunb. (Benzoin Thunbergii, S. and Z.), Jap. 

 Inu-kusu, Kuro-moji. 



Fam. Scrophularine^. 



73. Paidownia iinperialis, S. and Z. (Bignonia tomentosa, Thunb.), 

 Jap. Kiri or Kiri-no-ki. This tree is not indigenous, but one of the 

 plants cultivated in Japan for its light wood. It is never found in 

 groves only of itself, or otherwise like a forest tree, but is more 

 like our fruit trees. It grows rapidly, and in the course of nine to 

 ten years develops a good-sized trunk. It may be propagated by 

 roots or seeds. The wood is usually of a greyish white, but often 

 light brown, very porous, especially at the year-rings. In its specific 

 gravity of 0-329, it approaches cork, but in comparison with many 

 other woods of light weight it is remarkably strong, and does not 

 warp nor split easily. All these properties increase its value, and 

 on account of its lightness and softness it is used in hundreds of 



