58 CATALOGUE OF TlIK YOKOHAMA NURSERY Co.. Ltd. (1909). 



UDO SALAD PLANT. 



yt RALIA CORDATA, or Jap. Uclo ; a perennial plant of the order Araliaceae growing 

 ^ ^ wild in hilly regions also extensively cultivated in farm lands. Its young and tender 

 stalks are eaten as a vegetable in Japan. There are 2 varieties of Udo called respectively 

 Moyashi or malt Udo and Kan or Winter Udo, these though of similar appearance are 

 quite differently cultivated. The growing of these forms an important part of market 

 gardening, this plant also when fully grown forms a splendid ornamental plant 5 to 6 ft. high 

 with large compound leaves in bush form. 



Mr. D. G. Fairchild, the agricultural explorer of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture amongst 

 " finds " in his recent tour in this country introduce this plant to the attention of western 

 public and full descriptions are given in Bulletin No. 42 of that Dept. 



Arali.a cordata, (Kan-Udo) S4.C0 per 100 



Aralia cordata, (Moyashi-Udo) $3.00 



HEDGES AND STREET PLANTING. 



height. per 10 per 100 per 1,000 



Acaiitliopanax aciileatiim, deciduous thorny shrub good 

 for hedges, young leaves can be eaten after 



boiling — $200 $18.00 — 



Cedrela Chiliensis, a deciduous tall growing trees with 

 straight stem and red young leaves, good for 



avenue planting — — 15.00 — 



Citrus trifoliata, fully thorned, good for hedges, strong 

 stock plant for grafting Orange trees, 



seedling 2-3 years old — — 1.50 $13x0 



Crpytonieria Japoiiica, stately large timber tree, thorny 

 leaves shoot very thickly, good for hedges 



(see conifer) — — — — 



Distylium rficemosiini, evergreen, good for hedges as 



well as ornamental in garden — 2.50 — — 



Eiionymu.s Japonica, evergreen lustrous leaves good 



hedges — — 5.CO 4000 



Hibiscus syriacus, deciduous shrub of Malva family 



growing to the height 6-7 ft., its bushy 



nature suits well for hedges, flowering every 



morning and fading in the evening, fibrous 



bark good for twine and rope — 2 50 — — 



Lindera sericea, the dried branches fastened closely are 



' • used in making rustic fences — 2.00 — — 



Quercus cuspidata, edible acorn bearer, good for hedges, 



evergreen (pot grown) — — 8.00 60.00 



Banibusa niarmorea, small kind of Bamboo used for 



hedges — 2.00 18. OO — 



Aesculus turbinata, (Japan Horse Chestnut) showy 



luxuriant foliage, best for shading (open 



ground seedlings) i-i^^ ft. 1.30 11.50 — 



Price in U. S. Gold. 



