Appreciation of Nature

Part-15 ( Ed. July-14,1997 )

( Olympus C-800L digital camera )



A beauty, of which you had the advance announcement last month; wild lily, "Sa-sa-yu-ri"


Coming through the Nature's gate I featured last time, you will find "Sa-sa-yu-ris" smelling sweet in the early mornings and late in the evenings there.The plant is very precious: having only one leaf takes 3 or 4 years, standing the stem up 4 or 5 years and blooming 6 years.







Wild berries, "Ya-ma-mo-mo"

Wild ones are far smaller than those you might come across in the super markets.The blossoms are so primitive they have neither calyxes nor petals.A passer-by suggested,"Try some early in the morning.Tastes better, because they have been chilled in the natural fridge, you know." Grow in west Japan, Korean Peninsula, China, Philippines et cetera.







Clock-like flower "To-ke-i-so-u," (Passion flower)



"Tokei" means "clock" and "sou" means "grass" in Japanese. It really looks like a clock, doesn't it? Originates in Brazil. Came to Japan in Kyoho Ara(1716-36). One of the close family is passion fruit, which is yet to be popular in Japan.



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