CATALOGUE OF THE YOKOHAMA NURSERY Co., Lid. (1909). 



Junciis communis, grows in marshy places, fine Japanese height. per 10 per 100 per r.oco 



mattings are made of the rushes, by clump... — $1.00 — — 



Liiideni sericea, deciduous shrub, the branches have 

 aromatic odor, good to make toothpicks, 



and oil is pressed from the seeds i-ij ft. 2.00 — — 



Morns alba, the silk worm mulberry, several varieties 

 cultivated wherever sericulture is conducted 



(open ground grown) 2-4 ft. — 2.00 $15.00 



Edgeworthia papyrifera, paper manufacturing plant ... 1-2 ft. — 5.00 40.00 



Pueraria Tliiinbergiana, (Kudzu vine) perennial vine, both decorative and economic, violet 

 papilio-flowers, ornamental climber for shading, very useful fodder plant. This 

 is most remarkable economic plant, from the leaves, bark, stalk down to roots 

 serve for some purposes. Fine starch is prepared from the bulb or nodule 

 produced in the roots which is gathered in winter, the material being washed, 

 scraped, crushed, pounded into pulp and then ground in a millstone with water. 

 The substance thus obtained is put into a tank of fresh water and allowed to 

 sink down. Water changed several times for refining. It is dried in the sun, 

 and strained through a sieve to make fine powder. 



Lustrous hemp-like fibre is obtained from the bast which is woven into fabric 

 known as the grass cloth, its moisture proof property is well adapted for wall 

 and book coverings with artistic effect. 



Dried roots are largely used by the herb doctors and people in China and 

 Japan as the home cure for the cold and other height. per lo per ico 



indispositions (see painting), strong root — — $5.00 



Rhus semi-alata, the well known galls occasioned by the 



tings of a leaf-louse (Aphis Chinensis) are taken 



from .this plant which is one of the valuable 



commercial staples in China (open ground grown). 1-2 ft. .50 4.00 



Rhus succedanea, (wax or tallow tree) leaves turn beautiful 

 red in autumn, very ornamental in garden and 



seeds produce wax, (open ground) 1-2 ft. .50 4.C0 



Rhus vernicifera, (lacquer tree) very fine as foliage-tree in 

 garden. The pinnate leaves turn brown red in 

 autumn, the well known lacquer obtained from 



the tree (open ground seedlings) 1-2 ft. — 4 00 



Rubia tinctoria, famous dye plant (clump) — 1.50 — 



Salix milltinervis, thrives best near stream, the Japanese 



wicker baskets are made from its twigs (open 



ground seedlings) 1-2 ft. 1.50 — 



Wicksti'oemia pauciflora, from its bark the celebrated Japa- 

 nese copying paper is made — 1.30 11.50 



Zizania aquatica, perennial grass growing near water 5-6 feet 

 high, fruits edible and mats are made from its 



stalks (clump) — .50 — 



Zathoxylum piperitum, hardy deciduous, its young leaves, 

 as well as the peppery fruits are used as 



condiments 1-2 ft. 1.20 10.00 



Price in U. S. Gold. 



