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Arundina—continued. 
Belonging to the terrestrial class of Orchids, the potting- 
compost should consist of good fibrous peat and loam, to 
which should be added a liberal sprinkling of rough sand 
or broken crocks to keep the material in a porous con- 
dition. The drainage also should be ample, so that there 
may be no possibility of stagnation. 
A. bambuszfolia (Bamboo-leaved). jl. large ; sepals and petals 
pale magenta-rose ; lip rose, striped orange on either side the 
white throat. July toautumn. /. pale green, ensiform. .Stems 
3ft. to 5ft. high. Nepaul, Birma, &c. (B. M. 7284; W. O. A. iii. 
139.) Syns. Bletia graminifolia, Cymbidium bambuscefolium. 
A. densiflora (dense-flowered). jl. rosy- 
violet, as large as those of B. bambuse- 
Jolia, scented, the lip bordered crimson ; 
racemes close, head-like. 7. lanceolate, 
sub-equal, sheathing. Stems 3ft. high. 
Singapore, 1842. (B. R. 1842, 38.) 
A. Philippi (Philipp’s). This is closely 
related to A. bambusceefolia, but is dis- 
tinguished in having narrower leaves and 
smaller flowers ; the latter are pale 
lavender, l4in. across, with a blotch of 
crimson on the lip. 1895. 
ARUNDINARIA. Syns. lu- 
dolfia, Macronax, Miegia, Triglossum. 
Including Thamnocalamus. This genus 
includes about two dozen species, 
natives of Asia and America, and 
mostly tropical. To those described 
on p. 118, Vol. I, the following 
should be added. For exhaustive in- 
formation on the genus and its allies 
the reader is referred to A. B. Free- 
man-Mitford’s excellent work ‘“ The 
Bamboo Garden” (London, 1896). 
See also Bambusa. 
A. anceps (two-edged).* This principally 
differs from A. nitida in the leaf-sheaths 
having a circular fringe of short, bristly 
white hairs at the insertion of the leat, 
and in the stems, purple at first, ripening 
to a greenish-brown tint. Origin un- 
known. 
A. aristata (bristly). 7. bright green, 
slightly glaucous beneath, 4in. long, jin. 
to gin. broad, acuminate, slightly ser- 
rated, prettily tessellated; sheaths fringed with short, silky 
hairs. Stems 8ft. to 12ft. high, purplish-brown ; nodes rather 
prominent. Himalayas. 
A. auricoma (golden-haired).* 7. 5in. to 7in. long, lin. broad, 
“pinched in” about 4in. from the sharp point, rounded at base, 
boldly striped with bright yellow, serrated, velvety beneath ; 
petioles well. defined ; sheaths hairy at base. Stems 3ft. high, 
4in. thick, purple, fistulous; nodes prominent, 3in. to Sin. apart. 
China and Jeyan. An ornamental, dwarf species, with which 
A, Maximowienii is pfobably identical. Syn. A, Fortunei aurea. 
A. chrysantha (golden-flowered). 7. tessellated, 5in. to Tin. 
long, 4in. to jin. broad, showing slight variegation; sheaths 
very hairy on one edge. Stems 5ft. or more in height, fistulous, 
very slender; nodes not prominent, having a sharp lower rim ; 
branches numerous. China and Japan. This plant is quite 
hardy. 
A. Faleoneri (Falconer’s). 7. 3in. to 6in. long, oblong-lanceolate, 
thin, pointed, slightly serrated, petiolate, with striated venation 
on the upper surface. Stems tall, sin. to jin. thick, smooth 
when young, scurfy-white when old, often striped with yellow 
and green; nodes raised; internodes 8in. to 15in. Jong; branches 
many at the nodes. Temperate Himalayas. Syns. Bambusa 
gracilis (of gardens), Thamnocalamus Falconeri. 
A. Fortunei (Fortune’s).* 7. about Sin. long, sin. to Zin. broad, 
serrated, pinched in towards the point, roanded at base, 
tessellated, bright green, with a well-defined, white-striped 
variegation ; tioles white. Stems round, fistulous, green, 
erect, about 3ft. high; nodes often hidden by the overlapping 
sheaths; branches long, solitary or in pairs. China. SYN. 
Bamiusa Fortunei. There are two varieties: variegata and 
argentea vittata. 
A. F. aurea (golden). A synonym of A. auricoma. 
A. F. viridis (green). A synonym of A. humilis. 
A. gigantea (gigantic). A synonym of A. macrosperma. 
A. Hindsii (Hinds’). J. at first erect, at length nodding, some 
of them attaining Sin. in length and gin. in breadth, glaucous- 
green, tapering to a rather long petiole, pinched in about lin. 
from the sharp point, thicker than usual, slightly hairy, 
serrated; sheaths slightly hairy on the top. Stems 7ft. or 
Arundinaria— continued. 
more in height, erect, round; nodes rather long, flat below, 
prominent above ; internodes din. to Tin. long, covered with a 
white, waxy secretion. Hong Kong, 1894. Syn. Bambusa 
erecta. 
A. H. graminea (Grass-like). This has narrower leaves and 
shorter stems than the type. 1894. Syn. Bambusa graminea. 
A. humilis (dwarf). /. paler than usual, smooth, serrated, 4in- 
to 6in. long, Zin. broad, finely pointed at apex, rounded at 
base; petiolate. Stems slender, 2ft. to 3ft. high, fistulous, 
round ; nodes not very prominent; internodes 2in. to Sin. long; 
branches very long. China and Japan. Syn. A Fortunet 
viridis. 
Fra. 80. ARUNDINARIA JAPONICA. 
A. japonica (Japanese). The correct name of A. Metake. See 
Fig. 80. 
A. IKhasiana (Khasia Hills). 7. 3in. to 4in. long, Lin. broad, 
linear-lanceolate, glandular between the nerves, not (or hardly) 
tessellated. Stems annual, dark green or blackish; nodes 
prominent; branchlets fascicled, dark-eoloured. Khasia Hills. 
Closely allied to A. falcata. The A. khasiana of gardens is 
synonymous with A nitida. P 
A. macrosperma (large-seeded). J. lanceolate, acuminate, 
lin. to 2in. wide, smoothish, rounded at base, petiolate, 
tessellated. Stems arborescent, from 10ft. to 20ft. high, rigid, 
simple the first year, branching the second, afterwards at 
indefinite periods fruiting, and soon after decaying. United 
States, 1800. Syns. A. gigantea, Bambusa Hermanni, B. Neu- 
mann. 
A, metallica (metallic). 72. spreading, 6in. to Yin. long, 14in. 
across, acutely pointed, deep green, with a very pale midrib. 
Stems stout, carrying about half-a-dozen leaves towards the 
apex. 1898. A dwarf-growing species. 
A. nitida (Shining).* 7. 2in. to 3in. long, sin. broad, brilliant 
green, lancet-shaped, serrated, especially on one edge; petioles 
almost wanting ; sheaths yes downy. Stems 8ft. or more in 
height, 4in.. thick, deep blackish-purple, branching the second 
year, each branch bearing four leaves. China and Japan, 1894. 
Syn. A. khasiana (of gardens). 
A. nobilis (noble). 7. linear-lanceolate, 2in. to 3in. long, jin. to 
4in. broad, tapering to a point, slightly serrated, purple-edged, 
borne on dark purple petioles. Stems round, slender, straight, 
yellowish, with purple-brown nodes ; internodes about 7in. long. 
Native country unknown. 
A. pumila (dwarf). 7. about Sin. long, sin. to jin. broad, abruptly 
pointed at apex, rounded at base, petiolate, tessellated, serrated, 
bright green, rather rough. Stems 14ft. or more in height, round, 
fistulous, very slender, not much branched; nodes not promi- 
nent, but well defined, with a waxy deposit on the under-side ; . 
internodes about 2sin. long. China and Japan. This species is 
quite hardy. 
A. racemosa (racemose).* 7. 4in. to Tin. long, Jin. to Zin. broad, 
linear-lanceolate, tessellated, scabrous-serrulated, rounded .or 
narrowed into very short petioles, glabrous or searcely hairy 
