TAXUS NUCIFERA. 
93 
Nepaul. The former is a native of the northern provinces 
of Japan. Ksempfer describes it as a lofty tree, with many 
opposite scaly branches, producing a light wood : the nut 
is said to be coated and above an inch long ; the oil of the 
kernel is in use for culinary purposes, but is too astrin- 
gent to be generally esteemed. 
