CATALOGUE OF THE YOKOHAMA NURSERY Co., Ltd. (1910). 59 



height. per lo per loo perr,ooo 



Polygonum Saclialinense, forage plant (roots) (see 



photo.) — — ^$2.60 ^22.00 



Iponiaea batatas, (Japanese sweet potato) very useful 



Japanese food plant — tubers — — 1.30 — 



Juneiis coininuiiis, grows in marshy places, fine Japanese 



mattings are made of the rushes, by clunnp ... — ^i.oo — — 



Liiulera sericea, deciduous shrub, the branches have 

 aromatic odor, good to make toothpicks, 



and oil is pressed from the seeds r-i.^ ft. 2 co — — 



Morns alba, the silk worm mulberry, several varieties 

 cultivated wherever sericulture is conducted 



(open ground grown) 2-4 ft. — 2.00 1 5.00 



Edgeworthia papyrifera, paper manufacturing plant ... 1-2 ft. — 5.00 4000 



Piieraria Tliiillbergiaiia, (Kudzu vine) perennial vine, both decorative and economic, violet 

 papilio-flowers, ornamental climber for shading, very useful fodder plants. 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 covering with artistic effect. 



Dried roots are largely used by the herb height. per 10 per ico 



doctors and people in China and Japan as the 

 home cure for the cold and other indispositions, 



strong root (see'painting) — — $4.00 



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 succetlanea, (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 00 



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. .50 4.00 



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



Salix multinervis, thrives best near stream, the Japanese 

 wicker baskets are made from its twigs (open 



ground seedlings) 1-2 ft. 1.50 — 



Wickstroemia pauciflora, from its bark the celebrated Japa- 

 nese copying paper is made — 1.30 1 1.50 



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

 high, fruits edible and mats are made from its 



stalks (clump) — .50 — 



Zathoxylum piperituiu, 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. 



