110 JAPANESE NAMES FOR CONIFERS. 



Hiba (tree of life, or Arbor- Vitse), — Biota Orientalis. 



Hime-tsuga (dwarf Yew-leaved), — Abies Tsuga nana. 



Hinoki (tree of the Sun), — Retinispora obtusa. 



Jezo-momi (Jezo Spruce), — Abies Jezoensis. 



Jezo-mats (Jezo Silver Fir), — Picea j&rma. 



Inu-kaja (wild or spurious Yew), — Cepbalotaxus pedunculata. 



Inu-Maki (wild or native Maki), — Podocarpus Chinensis. 



Ito-hiba (thread or cord-branched tree of life), — Biota pendula. 



Ito-suga (thread-branched evergreen), — Biota pendula. 



Its-jo-ki (common or native tree), — Salisburia adiantifolia. 



Kaja, or Koja (Yew-like), — Taxus, &c. 



Kaja-ksa (strong-scented Yew), — Torreya nucifera. 



Kara-mats (Pine full of buds), — Larix leptolepis. 



Koja-Maki (Yew-like Maki), — Sciadopitys verticillata. 



Kuro-matsu (black pine), — Pinus Massoniana. 



Kus-jak (Peacock's tail), — Biota Orientalis Siebodlii. 



Kwa-hiba (flowering tree of life), — Retinispora pisifera. 



Lin-kiu-momi (Chinese native fir), — Cunninghamia Sinensis. 



Maki* (large-leaved Yew-like plants), — Podocarpus, Sciado- 

 pitys, &c. 



Mats (all Pines, Junipers, and Cypress-like plants with needle- 

 shaped leaves, are called Mats in Japan). 



Matsu (true pines), — Pinus Sinensis, &c. 



Matu (Larch), — Larix leptolepis. 



Me, or He-matsu (female pine), — Pinus densiflora, and Pinus 

 Sinensis. 



Momi (Spruce or Silver Firs), — Abies and Picea. 



Mora, or Moro (form or habit), — Juniperus rigida. 



Nire-momi (short-leaved, or small-coned Fir), — Picea firma. 



0-mats (male pine), — Pinus Pinaster. 



Rax-jo-sjo (common deciduous), — Larix leptolepis. 



Sago-momi (White, or Silver Fir), — Picea bifida. 



Sak-sin (common Cypress), — Cupressus funebris. 



Se-ki-go (common tree), — Pinus Sinensis, and Pinus densiflora. 



Sen, or Sin-Maki (common Chinese Maki), — Podocarpus Chi- 

 nensis. 



* Tliis name is eommonly applied, botli in China and Japan, to all large 

 Yew-like trees or shrubs. 



