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Among the edible and useful plants of the Ainos on Yeso, Tilia parviflora called "koberegeb'' 

 or by the Japanese " sinano ki," furnishing rigging and timber of good quality; Coptis asplenifolia 

 called "seribano woren" by the Japanese (and observed in Japan by Thunberg) ; Rubus Molucca- 



Aralia edulis of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called " itsijaribe " or "tsimakina," or 

 by the Japanese " udo : " — enumerated by Siebold as growing on Yeso, and the root edible. 



Apium seri of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called by the Japanese "sen," — and 

 enumerated by Siebold as " a sort of cellery " growing on Yeso : " A. petroselinum " called " kin " or 

 usually "seri," was observed by Kaempfer, and Thunberg, cultivated as a condiment in Japan. 



Heraclaim tsima of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called " tsitna " by the Ainos; — 

 and enumerated by Siebold p. 56 as edible, and as probably the "large screen plant" whose stems 

 were collected by Vries' crew on Kunasiri near Yeso. 



Sanicula elata of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called by the Japanese "naga sirami ; " 



— and enumerated by Siebold among the edible and useful plants of Yeso. 



Lappa edulis of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called " setakorokoni," or by the Japan- 

 ese "kobo;" — the root enumerated by Siebold as edible. 



Corv/us sp. of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called " wohoba," or by the Japanese 

 "hasibami : " — enumerated by Siebold as growing on Yeso, but referred to " C. Americana." 



Fagus pira of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called " pira " by the Ainos, — and enu- 

 merated by Siebold as growing on Yeso. 



Polvgonatum Japonicum of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called "amatokoro" by the 

 Japanese, and the root used : — enumerated by Siebold among the edible and useful plants of Yeso. 



A Ilium uliginosum of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called " heroni," or by the Japan- 

 ese " nira ; " — and enumerated by Siebold among the edible and useful plants of Yeso. From trans- 

 ported specimens, described by Don. 



Gen. Graminac. unlsjaof Yeso and the neighbouring countries. An edible grass called "untsja" 

 by the Ainos, and "makomo" by the Japanese, — enumerated by Siebold as growing on Yeso. 



Pteris ? of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. An edible fern called " toha," or by the Japan- 

 ese "warabi," — enumerated by Siebold as growing on Yeso. 



Gen. Muse, of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. An edible moss called " ikkimaimai," or 

 by the Japanese "koke," — enumerated by Siebold as growing on Yeso. 



Bolelus kuruma of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. An edible mushroom called "kuruma" 

 by the Ainos, — enumerated by Siebold as growing on Qiicrats beroni on Yeso. 



Belula beitats of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called " beitats " by the Ainos, and the 

 bark used by them, — the "tatsbi " birch also furnishing good timber (Sieb. p. 41 and 170). 



Belula asatia of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called " asada " by the Ainos, and the 

 bark used by them — (Sieb. p. 170). 



Quereus beroni of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called " beroni " or " bironi " by the 

 Ainos, — and the wood enumerated by Siebold p. 41 among the kinds especially fit for shipbuilding. 



Acer sp. of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called " tobeni," or by the Japanese '• kaide," 



— and according to Siebold p. 41 and 163, "sugar is prepared from the juice," and the wood is of 

 good quality. 



Acer fus:ni of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called "fusini " by the Ainos, and furnish- 

 ing good timber, — according to Siebold p. 41 and 162. 



Finns pauciflora of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called " tsikafupp " or "inekereni," 

 or by the Japanese " gojo mats," the wood used for houses — and masts (Sieb.). The " sapin a cinq 

 feuilles acereuses " (Strobus) enumerated in the San-kokf transl. Klapr. among the useful plants of 

 the Ainos, may be compared. 



Abies Yesoensis of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. Called by the Ainos "fuppo," by the 

 Japanese " Jeso mats," the wood — enumerated by Siebold among the kinds especially fit for ship- 

 building, and supplying masts. 



rhalaris sp. of Yeso and the neighbouring countries. A species with an ovoid pendulous pani- 

 cle — enumerated by Siebold as used for roofs. 



Smilacina bifolia of Subarctic climates. Called " maidsur " by the Japanese : — Described by 

 Matthioli pi. 709 (Spreng.J ; observed by Gerarde in two localities in Britain ; known to abound in 

 the Scandinavian peninsula, and as far as Northern France and Germany, becoming rare as the for- 

 ests become more restricted (fl. dan. pi 291, and A. Dec.) ; was observed by Gmelin frequent through- 

 out Siberia ; by Pallas, between the Yenisei and Lake Laical ; by Chamisso, in Kamtschatka. West- 

 ward, by Lapylaie in Newfoundland ; by Michaux, in Canada ; by myself, from 45° to 40 alone the 

 Atlantic, frequent in the forest ; by Chapman, on "hijjh mountains of North Carolina j" by Short, 

 in Kentucky ; and by Drummond, at 54 on the Saskatchewan. 



