JAPANESE NAMES FOR CONIFERS. Hi 



Sinoba-hiba (tree of life like shrub), — Retinispora leptoclada. 

 Siruga-matsu (variegated pine), — Pinus Massoniana variegata. 

 Siura-momi (white, or Silver Fir), — Picea firma. 

 Sjo-mats (common pines), — Pinus Pinaster, &c. 

 Sjura, or Siro-momi (white- wooded fir), — Abies Smithiana. 

 Sonora-mats (slender or drooping), — Juniperus rigida. 

 Ssuga, or Suga-mats (evergreen fir), — Cryptomeria Japonica. 

 To, or Too-momi (fir belonging to China), — Picea firma, {var ?) 

 Torano-wo-momi (tigers tail fir), — Abies Smithiana. 

 Tsabo-hiba (evergreen tree of life), — Biota Orientalis. 

 Tsuga (Yew-leaved), — Abies Tsuga. 



Uro-siro (leaves white beneath), — Picea firma, and Picea bifida. 

 Wo-matsu (male pine), — Pinus Pinaster, and Pinus Massoniana. 

 Wumi-matsu (sea-coast pine), — Pinus Koraiensis. 



The meaning for some of the Japanese words in the above list 

 is as follows ; but they very frequently change L to R, K to 

 G, B to F, H to M, F to B, and W to B, and vice-versa, in 

 their names : — 



Ki, is a tree or shrub. Jamma, is abundant in woods. 



Ko, is very small. He, is female. 



Kum, is golden. Gire, or Kire, is a large tree. 



Fi, is dwarf. No, is growth or habit. 



Fon, is true or genuine. Nezu, is small or dwarf. 



Fanna,is handsome or elegant. Sung, is common. 



Inu, is found wild. 



