Hitomaru Believed Extinct

Mizuno, 1664, Kadan Kōmoku: Large size, double white. Originated in Japan. See: JCS., 1965, Tsubaki, No.5, p.28. Note: Kakinomoto-no-Hitomaro 7th century Japanese poet of great fame. Hitomaru is considered to be a corrupted form of ‘Hitamaro’.(Believed extinct.)