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226967 to 226992— Continued 



226971 and 226972. Dioscorea tokoro Makino Yam. 



226971. Col. No. 190. Open meadow above Aokigahara Forest. Leaves cor- 

 date, margin purple; tubers horizontal, elongated. 



22S972. Col. No. 191. Open meadow above Aokigahara Forest. Leaves cor- 

 date, margin purple; tubers horizontal, elongated. 



226973. Fragaria ntpponica Makino Rosaceae. Strawberry. 

 Col. No. 205. At timberline, Mount Fuji. Flowers small, white. 



226974. Hydrangea serrata f. acuminata (Sieb. & Zucc.) Wils. Hydrangeaceae. 



Col. No. 186. 'Sawagaku'. Aokigahara Forest, foot of Mount Fuji. Pale-pink 

 sterile florets. 



226975. Hydrangea hirta Siebold 



Col. No. 180. 'Shiba-ajisai'. Aokigahara Forest, foot of Mount Fuji. Small 

 shrub with pale-blue flowers in umbels about 2 inches across. 



226976. Ilex crenata Thunb. Aquifoliaceae. Japanese holly. 



Col. No. 187. 'Intsuga'. Aokigahara Forest, foot of Mount Fuji. Plants with 

 unusually long narrow leaves. 



226977. Ilex sugerokii Maxim. Sugeroki hoily. 



Col. No. 181. 'Aka-tsuge'. Forest of Aokigahara, in dense shade, foot of Mount 

 Fuji. Elevation 3,600 feet. Evergreen shrub; leaves ovate, very glossy; fruits red. 



226978. Lilitjm atjratum Lindl. Liliaceae. Goldband lily. 



Col. No. 199. 'Yama-yuri'. Aokigahara Forest, foot of Mount Fuji. Crowing 

 on rocks. 



226979. Menziesia sp. Ericaceae. 



Col. No. 182. 'Sairin Yoraku'. Aokigahara Forest, foot of Mount Fuji. De- 

 ciduous shrub. 



226980. Paeonia japonic a Miyabe & Takeda Ranunculaceae. 



Col. No. 193. 'Yama-sho-kuyaku'. Semishade in Aokigahara Forest, foot of 

 Mount Fuji. Flowers white, appearing in April. 



226981. Pieris japonic a (Thunb.) G. Don Ericaceae. Japanese pieris. 



Col. No. 198. 'Asebi'. Aokigahara Forest, foot of Mount Fuji. Plant un- 

 usually dense; leaves dark green, broad-ovate to obovate. 



226982. Pyrola asarifolia var. incarnata (DC.) Fernald Pyrolaceae. 



Col. No. 202. At timberline, Mount Fuji. Ground covering plant with basal 

 leaves in semi-shaded area; flowers pink, in spikes up to 4 inches long. 



226983. Pyrola media Sw. 



Col. No. 189. 'Marubano-ichiyakusa'; 'Nephrophylla'. Aokigahara Forest, foot 

 of Mount Fuji. Plants prostrate; leaves rounded; flowers white, on scape about 6 

 inches long. 



226984. Rhododendron faurei Franch. Ericaceae. 



Col. No. 201. At timber line, Mount Fuji. Elevation 7,500 feet. Flowers 

 yellowish with distinct blotch, ranging from almost white to pink-striped. 



226985. Rhododendron keiskei Miq. 



Col. No. 195. 'Hikage-tsutsuji'. Semi-shade in Aokigahara Forest, foot of 

 Mount Fuji. Low-growing shrub; flowers yellow. 



226986. Rosa acicularis var. nipponensis (Crip.) Koehne Rosaceae. 



Nippon prickly rose. 



Col. No. 200. Larix-Tsuga woods at timberline of Mount Fuji. Elevation 

 7,500 feet. An alpine species; flowers red, single; leaves pale green, ovate. 



