DIFFERENT SPECIES. 33 



Artjndinaria Hindsii, var, Graminea. 



(Japanese name: " Taimin-chiku." ) 



A .sort similar to the foregoing, but with considerably narrower 

 leaves and a longer, narrower sheath, with no evidences of a brown 

 margin. 



Bambusa Veitchii, Carr. 



(Synonym: Arundinaria veitchii. Japanese name: " Kokumazasa;" sometimes only 



11 Kumazasa." ) 



The Kumazasa. by which is generally meant Bambusa palmata, and 

 this B. veitchii are sometimes confused. The latter may be distin- 

 guished by the fact that its leaf margins wither in late autumn and 

 make the plant look as if it were variegated. B. veitchii is further- 

 more, as a rule, only about 2 feet high, whereas B. palmata grows to 

 5 feet in heis'ht. The sheath of B. veitchii is said by Sir Ernest Satow 

 to be longer and more persistent than that of B. palmata. The leaves 

 of B. veitchii are much smaller than those of its taller relative and 

 warrant the name of ''Kokumazasa, 1 '' or lesser bamboo. This species 

 is suitable for lawn planting and is used by the Japanese to plant 

 under their pine trees and to cover with a thick mat of green foliage 

 a sloping hillside or embankment, for both of which purposes it is 

 admirably adapted (PI. V). It must be kept from spreading into cul- 

 tivated ground by means of a broad ditch, 2 feet deep and lh feet 

 wide. The variegated effect produced by the dead margins of the 

 leaves after being touched by frost is striking, though not very 

 attractive. 



Bambusa Palmata, Hort. Ex. Kew Bull. 



(Japanese name: "Kumazasa.") 



A much larger species than the preceding and with leaves 12 to 13 

 inches long instead of 5 to 6 inches. Altogether one of the most effective 

 plants for embankments, as it covers them with a mass of broad leaf 

 surface which is very attractive. Its rhizomes are said to be good 

 sand- binders. Large patches of this plant on a lawn or hillside are 

 striking objects of interest. Caution must be exercised to prevent 

 the rhizomes from invading cultivated fields. This can be done by 

 ditching, as has been described for B. veitchii. 



Bambusa Quadrangularis, Eenzi. 



(Japanese names: " Shiho-chiku" or " Shikaku-daM.") 



The square bamboo is unlike any other Japanese species in the pos- 

 session, when fully grown, of square culms. These square stems are 

 often not apparent on young small shoots, but the older ones are sure 



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