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Show 2 The befinori plams grow in abundance in most parts of Japan so ther ec cultivation. The plants that grow in fertile soil hav many leaves and development above ground, but the root ile the plants found growing in poor soil have heav es flowers of these plants are usually removed, as this has a tendency to increase oot growth. The plants are dug from the ground afier the leave yellow; the leaves and stalks are discarded, the root tied in bundles and :tcn.d in a dry place, as they decay readily, especiall during warm, moist Norinoki, as before prlamcd, is the Japancse name for the sizes that ar extracted from tree bark. The principal tree or large bush yielding norinok is the Hydrangea paniculata, S. and Z., of the family (?) Saxifiagaceae. Th norinoki are of two species- the matsukaiwa-norinoki and the hodokazwa-norinoki the latter also called hodogatva-norinoki. The matsukazoa-norinoki produces size very light red in colour, and said to have an adhesive quality eve greater than the Ayofimori mtractcd from the roots of Malsaceae plants; bu the hiodokazea-norinoki produces a size or "mucilage" that is superior to th matsukazea, as it has o colour and therefore does ot stain the paper. Th size-yiclding trees are cut down, about a foot from the ground, after the have attained their full development, which requires several years afte planting. The limbs are severed into three-foot lengths and pounded wit a mallet until the bark is loosened, the inner white bark being used for th making of the size, and not the roots, as is the case with the Ayofinori plants The Hydrangea paniculata grows profusely in the hills and mountains o Shikoku Island, and in Tosa, the papermaking centre of this island, the tree called fazu or fadzu, while in other districts it is known as nibe. A Japanes The terms tcs ady i, gy g sabitaall belong to thesame tree knowni Japa s e i' while in the Occident they ar known botanicall as Hydrangea paniculata _-mg image ©2004 Marriot Library, University of Utah. Al rights reserved |