56 CATALOGUE OF THE YOKOHAMA NURSERY Co., Ltd. (1909). 



Broussonetia papyrifera, (paper mulberry) the general 

 method of making the Japanese paper is by 

 cutting the stems and after peeling off their 

 fibrous bark, the outside bark being scraped and 

 the clean white bast is boiled to be beaten into 

 pulp, which is then dissolved in water and 

 mucilage. The mixture is then manipulated 

 and the result is a strong Japanese fibre paper. 

 Open ground seedlings 



Uroussouetia Kajinoki, paper manufacturing material. 



Open ground seedlings 



CanioUia Iheifera, (Tea plant) widely cultivated 

 plant producing the tea of commerce. In this 

 country 3 years old seedling produce leaves 

 sufficient to be picked, in 8 years they become 

 splendid bushes, flowers very fragrant, white 

 filled with numerous yellow stamens (several 

 in pot)— height : 1-2 ft.; per 10, $1.80; 

 per 100, $15.00. 



Camellia theifera, (Tea) having rose coloured flower 

 — height : 8-12 in. ; per 10, 2.80. 



*Can]ellia theifera, var. niacropliylla, large leaved 

 tea — height: i ft.; per 10, $225. 



*Catiiellia theifera, var. niacrophylla, variegated 

 leaved— height : i ft.; per 10, $3.50. 



*Cinnamomnm camphora, the Camphor tree, the 

 well known camphor is prepared from and the 

 wood is much used for making 

 boxes, its quality being insect- 

 proof which renders the wood best 

 adapted to cabinet works, when 

 planted among fruit trees they are 

 said to prevent the attack of 

 blight (pot grown 2 to 3 plants in 

 one pot) — height: i-i^ ft.; per 10, 

 $1.30; per 100, $11.50; per 1,000, 

 $100.00. 



Conophallus konjak, cultivated tuberous 

 plant, a gelatinous food is prepar- 

 ed from the tubers — per 10, $1.00. 



Daphne genkwa, industrial paper plant 

 with small lilac flowers (see cut) — 

 height : I ft. ; per 10, $1.00. 



Eutrema Wasabi, a perennial herb !of the order Cruciferae, 

 growing in moist valley, its raw rhizome grated 

 and used extensively as condiment, leaves and 

 stalks, as vegetable 



Eutrema hederaefolia, a smaller species of the same nature, 

 with ivy-like leave and tiny bulb 



Polygonnm Sachalinense, forage plant (roots) (see photo.) ... 

 Ipomaea batatas, (Japanese sweet potato) very useful Japanese 

 food plant — tubers 



Price in U. S. Gold. 



height. 



per ICO 



2 ft. 



2 ft 



§6 50 

 6.50 



PUERARIA TIIUNBERGIANA. 



per 100 



per 1,000 



$5.00 



3.00 

 2.60 



1.30 



$22.CO 



