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the sun, in which condition they are 

 a well-known article of merchandise. 

 Cooked in soy it is eaten by the peas- 

 antry, but not by the better classes. 



Sargassum (Moku or Mo). More 

 than a dozen species of this genus are 

 found along the Japanese coast as inhab- 

 itants of the sub-littoral region in middle 

 and southern Japan. The plants are 

 collected, dried and used as fertilizing 

 material. One species, S. enerve, takes 

 an attractive green color when dried, and 

 on New Year's day is intertwined with 

 Laminaria in the decorations of the 

 home. These plants occupy much the 

 same place in Japanese life that the 

 holly does among the English. 



Porphyra (Asakusa-nori, amanori or 

 nori). This is one of the most important 

 food plants of Japan. It is used by 

 every class of people in a variety of ways 

 and is cultivated in many districts. The 



