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as a rule : Arundinaria Simoni, 17 feet ; Phyllostacliys viridi-glauces- 

 cens, 17 feet; P. Henonis 15 feet; Arundinaria nitida, 13 feet; A. 

 japonica, 12 feet; Phyllostachys aurea, 12 feet; P. nigra, 12 feet; 

 P. fastuosa, 1 1 feet 6 inches ; Arundinaria Hindsi, 1 1 feet 6 inches ; 

 Phyllostachys Boryana, 9 feet ; P Castillonis, 8 feet 6 inches ; 

 Arundinaria anceps, 7 feet 3 inches A. tessellata 4 feet 6 inches ; 

 A. Fortunei (variegated), 4 feet. 



Bamboos are not all of equal merit, but some of them are the 

 most beautiful of evergreens. Just now when Christmas is at hand, 

 and the days are at their shortest and darkest, there is nothing out of 

 doors that equals the best Bamboos in the fresh greenness and beauty 

 of their foliage.— W. J. B." 



Plants hardy or half-hardy ^ ivithfine Foliage or Form, for use in 

 British Gardens. 



Acacia 



Acanthus 



Agave 



Ailanthus 



Alsophila 



Amaranthus 



Andropogon 



Aralia 



Aristolochia 



Artemisia 



Arum 



Arundo 



Asparagus 



Asplenium 



Astilbe 



Bambusa 



Berberis 



Bocconia 



Bupthalmum 



Caladium 



Calla 



Canna 



Cannabis 



Carduus 



Carex 



Carlina 



Carludovica 



Caryota 



Centaurea 



Chamaedorea 



Chamaepeuce 



Chamaerops 



Cordyline 



Corypha 



Crambe 



Cucurbita 



Cyathea 



Cycas 



Cynara 



Cyperus 



Datisca 



Dicksonia 



Dimorphanthus 



Dipsacus 



Dracaena 



Equisetum 



iiryngium 



Eucalyptus 



Farfugium 



Ferdinanda 



Ferula 



Ficus 



Funkia 



Gourds 



Gunnera 



Gynerium 



Gymnocladus 



Hedychium 



Helianthus 



Heracleum 



Inula 



Jubsea 



Kochia 



Koelreuteria 



Latania 



Ligularia 

 INIegasea 

 Melia 



Melianthus 



Molospermum 



Montagnaea 



Morina 



Mulgedium 



Musa 



Nicotiana 



Nuphar 



Onopordon 



Osmunda 



Paulownia 



Petasites 



Phcenix 



Phormium 



Polygonum 



Polymnia 



Rheum 



Rhus 



Ricinus 



Rumex 



Sagittaria 



Scirpus 



Seaforthia 



Senecio 



Silphium 



Silybum 



Solanum 



Sorghum 



Struthiopteris 



Thalictrum 



Tupidanthus 



Typha 



Uhdea 



Veratrum 



Verbascum 



Wigahdia 



Woodwardia 



Yucca 



Zea 



Bed of fine-leaved plants in Hyde Park. From a sketch by H. G. Moon. 



