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23233 to 23262— Continued. 



23252. 



From Ningpo, Cbebkiang, China. "(No. 320, autumn, 1907.) A bam- 

 boo from Ningpo, called Loong su tsok. A tall, yellow-stemmed variety." 



( Meyer. ) 



23253. 



From Ningpo, Cbebkiang, China. "(No. 321, autumn, 1907.) A bam- 

 boo from Ningpo, called Tsin tsoh." (Meyer.) 



23254. 



From Ningpo, Cbebkiang, Cbina. "(No. 322, autumn, 1907.) A bam- 

 boo from Ningpo, called Huang ko tsoh." (Meyer.) 



23255. 



From Ningpo, Cbebkiang, Cbina. "(No. 323, autumn, 1907.) A bamboo 

 from Ningpo, called Man tsoh." (Meyer.) 



23256. 



From Ningpo, Cbebkiang, Cbina. *"(No. 324, autumn, 1907.) A bam- 

 boo from Ningpo, called Tan tsoh. A tall-growing, green-stemmed va- 

 riety." (Meyer.) 



23257. 



From Ningpo, Cbebkiang, Cbina. "(No. 325, autumn, 1907.) A bam- 

 boo from Ningpo, called Tszc tsoh. A tall, purple- stemmed variety." 

 (Meyer.) 



23258. 



From Ningpo, Cbebkiang, Cbina. "(No. 32G, autumn, 1907.) A bam- 

 boo from Ningpo, called Mei lu tsoh. A variety having spotted sterns." 

 ( Meyer.) 



23259. 



From Ningpo, Cbebkiang, Cbina. "(No. 327, autumn, 1907.) A bam- 

 boo fr<mi Ningpo, without name.'' (Meyer.) 



23260. 



From Hangchow. Cbebkiang, China. "(No. 328, June 28, 1907.) 

 Square bamboo. Obtained from Dr. Duncan Main at Hangchow. For 

 further remarks see No. 316 (S. P. I. No. 23248)." (Meyer.) 



23261. 



From Fengtai, near Peking, Chibli, China. "(No. 329, June 1, 1907, 

 and Mar. 31, 1908.) The so-called Hardy bamboo, growing in gardens in 

 and around Peking and Tientsin, where the climatic conditions are not 

 what might be called favorable for the growth of bamboos. These plants 

 may be trusted to be hardy as far north as Philadelphia, and can be 

 ' grown commercially farther south, perhaps, to supply flower stakes. 

 Chinese name Chu tse." (Meyer.) 



23262. 



From Soochow, Kiangsu, China. "(No. 330, Apr. 26, 190S.) A very 

 dwarfy bamboo, grown in pots and other vessels as an ornamental plant 

 where it rarely reaches over 1 foot in height; when planted out it seems 

 to grow higher. Chinese name Feng pi chu." (Meyer.) 



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