6o CATALOGUE OF THE YOKOHAMA NURSERY Co., Ltd. (1910). 



UDO SALAD PLANT. 



A RALIA CORDATA, or Jap. Udo ; 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. Tiiere are 2 varieties of Udo called respectively 

 MoyasJii or malt Udo and Kaii 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 countary introduce this plant to the attention of western 

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



Aralia cordatii, (Kan-Udo) per 100, $4.00. 



Aralia eordata, (Moyashi-Udo) 3.00. 



HEDGE AND STREET PLANTING. 



Acanthopanax aculeatlim, deciduous thorny shrub good h-^ight. per 10 per 100 

 for hedges, young leaves can be eaten after 



boiling — $2.00 $18.00 



Cedrela Cliinensis, a deciduous tall growing trees with 

 straight stem and red young leaves, good for 



avenue planting — — 15x0 



Citrus trifoliata, fully thomed, good for hedges, strong 

 stock plant for grafting orange trees, seedling 



2-3 years old — — 1.50 



Cryptoineria Jopoiiica,;stately large timber tree, thorny 

 leaves shoot very thickly, good for hedges 



(see conifer) — — — 



Distylium raeeinosum, evergreen, good for hedges as 



well as ornamental in garden — 2.50 — 



Euonymus Japoiiica, evergreen lustrous leaves good 



hedges — — 5.C0 



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 



Bambusa marmorea, small kind of ^Bamboo used for 



hedges — 2.00 18.00 



Aesculus turbinata, (Japan Horse Chestnut) showy 



luxuriant foliage, best for shading (open 



ground seedlings) i-ij ft. r.30 11.50 



Price in U. S. Gold. 



