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Bambusa—cont!inued 
serrated, closely tessellated, brilliant green above, glaucous 
beneath ; petioles long and well-defined. Stems 12ft. to 15ft. ” 
high, more than 3in. thick, very hollow, heavily blotched with 
purplish-brown; branches very numerous (sometimes eight to 
one node) and again ramified; sheaths of a beautiful purple 
outside, deep claret within. Japan, 1895, 
B. gracilis (slender). A garden name for Arundinaria falcata 
and A. Falconeri. 
B. graminea (Grass-like). A garden synonym of Arundinaria 
Hindsii graminea. 
B. Henonis. /. narrow, 2in. to Jin. long. Stems 7ft. to 9ft. 
high. This is described ‘“‘as one of the most beautiful of the 
genus, and one of the hardiest, bearing equally well the drought 
of summer and the ice of winter.” 
B. Hermanni (liermann’s). A garden synonym of Arundi- 
naria macrosperma. 
B. Kan-chiku (native name). A synonym of B. marmorea. 
B. Laydekeri (Laydeker's). U., largest ones about 6in. long 
and gin. broad, tapering to a fine point, dark green, with a 
poor, paler variegation, tessellated, more serrated on one edge 
than on the other. Stems 3ft. or more in height, about 4in. 
thick, stained with purple; nodes prominent, din. to 4in. 
apart; branches almost whorled on the upper nodes. China 
and Japan. Not a handsome species ; dies after Howering. 
B. macroculmis (large-stemmed). A synonym of B. arundinacea. 
B. marmorea (marbled). /. bright green, 44in. long, gin. to 
gin. broad, serrated, prettily tessellated, constricted about 4in. 
from the sharp point. Stems 3ft. or more in height, purple, 
solid throughout ; internodes l4in. to 2in. long; sheath purple, 
marbled with pinkish-grey; branches borne in threes. China 
and Japan. An ornamental species. Syn. B. Kan-chiku. 
B. Maximowiczii (Maximowicz’s). A garden synonym of 
Arundinana Simoni striata. 
B. Metake is a synonym of Arundinaria japonica. 
B. Nagashima (native name). /. sometimes 5jin. long and jin. 
broad, tessellated, serrated, bright green, finely pointed, 
inched towards the top. Stems round, slender, purplish-green, 
ft. to 14ft. high ; main branches borne singly, but the branch- 
lets in twos and threes. Japan. 
B. nana (dwarf), of gardens. A synonym of B. disticha. 
B. Narihira (native name). A synonym of Arundinaria Simoni. 
B. Neumanni (Neumann's). A synonym of Arundinaria 
macrosperma. 
B. palmata (palmate). J. 12in. to 13in. long, 3in. to 3sin. 
broad, tapering to a fine point, pinched in about lin. from the 
end, very sharply serrated, conspicuously tessellated, brilliant 
green above, glaucous beneath; petioles stout. Stems about 
5ft. high, lin. thick, bright green with a waxy bloom. China 
and Japan. See Fig. 159. ; 
B. palmata, of gardens. A synonym of B. tessellata. 
B. plicata (folded). A synonym of Arundinaria Simoni striata. 
B. pumila (dwarf). 7. 44in. long, jin. broad, covered with short 
hairs. Stems less than 3ft. high, unbranched. Japan, 1894. 
B. pygmea (pigmy). /. Sin. long, Zin. broad, brilliant green, 
regularly tessellated, serrated, the upper surface bristling with 
little teeth, the lower downy; petioles well defined. Stems 
6in. to 12in. high, with prominent nodes. Japan. A dwarf 
but very rampant species. 
B. quadr: is (four-angled). J. deep green, 8in. long, lin. 
broad, serrated, minutely tessellated, lanceolate, pinched in 
about lin. from the point, tapering to a short petiole. Stems 
12ft. to 30ft. high, Zin. thick, quadrangular, having a deep purple 
band on the lower side of each node; branches six or seven to a 
stem. China and Japan. Rare in cultivation. 
B. Ragamowskii. The correct name is B. tessellata. 
B. senanensis (a geographical name). J. ovate, 6in. long. 
Stems about lft. high, thin, erect. Japan, 1894. A hardy 
species, considered by Mr. Freeman-Mitford to be identical 
with Arundinaria Veitchii. 
B. Simonii is synonymous with Arundinaria Maximowiczii. 
B. sterilis (barren). A synonym of Phyllostachys aurea. 
B. tessellata (tessellated). The correct name of B. Ragamowski. 
ji., inflorescence a narrow pane, on stems 14ft. to &ft. or more 
in length ; spikes composed of five or six closely-set, one-flowered 
spikelets, on the moderately short branches (2in. to 2hin.) of the 
anicle. 7. oblong, acuminate, 4in. to Sin. long, l4in. to 24in. 
Pra bright green above, bluish-green beneath, changing in 
autumn to yellow, or with a broad yellow border. Japan, 1888, 
A yery ornamental, dwarf, hardy Bamboo, also known as 
B. palmata, B. Ragamouwskii (see Vol. L.), and B. Veitchii. 
B. Veitchii (Veitch’s). A synonym of Arundinaria Veitchit. 
B. Vilmorini (Vilmorin’s). A synonym of B. angustifolia. 
B. Wieseneri (Wiesenc¥’s). _ Stems brownish-black or dark olive- 
green. Japan, 1887. Garden variety. A fine, hardy Bamboo, 
resembling in habit and vigour Arundinaria japonica (this 
being the correct name of the plant described on p. 118, Vol. L., 
as A. Metake). ; 
Vol. V-. 
BAND-PLANT. See Vinca major. 
BANISTERIA. No less than sixty species, natives 
of tropical America (especially Brazil), are comprised in 
this genus. Several plants formerly referred here are 
placed by modern botanists under Heteropterys and 
Stigmaphyllon (which see). 
BANESEA. A synonym of Costus (which see). 
BANKSIA. About forty-six species of this genus 
have been described ; all are Australian, and most of them 
extra-tropical. Flowers sessile, in pairs, disposed in dense 
spikes, terminal or axillary, crowded within the floral 
leaves; fruit-bearing spikes changing into thick, woody 
strobiles. To the species described on pp. 156-7, Vol. L., 
.the following should be added: 
B. ericifolia (Erica-leaved). jl. yellow; spikes cylindrical, 6in. 
to 10in. long. /. crowded, narrow-linear, truncate or notched 
at the end, otherwise entire, rarely exceeding 4in. in length, 
with closely revolute margins. A. 12ft. to 14ft. 1788. (A. B. R. 
156; B. M. 738.) 
B. grandis (large).* / yellow; spikes cylindrical, 8in. to 12in. 
long. Jd. often 1ft. or more in length, divided-to the midril) into 
ovate-triangular, contiguous segments, the larger ones 14in. to 
2in. long, and lin. broad at base, the lower ones gradually 
smaller, all flat, with several veins impressed above, prominent 
beneath, the under-surface pale. h. 40ft. 1794. One of the best 
of cultivated species. 
B. integrifolia paludosa (marsh-loving). A variety having 
smaller flowers and shorter leaves than in the type. (B. R. 697, 
and L. B. C. 392, under name of B. paludosa.) 
B. marcescens (weak). /. Paes spikes dense, oblong or 
cylindrical, 3in. to 10in. long, like those of B, media. 1. petiolate, 
oblong, truncate, serrated, almost obtuse at base, lin. to lsin. 
long, about in. broad, flat, minutely tomentose beneath. 
Branches tomentose. fh. 5ft. to 6ft. 1794. (B. M. 2803.) Syn. 
€: premorsa (A. B. R. 258). 
B. media (medium). 7. yellow; spikes oblong or cylindrital, 3in. 
to 6in. long. J. lanceolate-cuneate, truncate, serrated, 2in. to 
3in. or more in length, 4in. to jin. broad, flat, tomentose 
beneath, tapering into short petioles. Branches hoary-tomentose. 
h. 6ft. 1824. (B. M. 3120.) 
B. paludosa (marsh-loving). A form of B. integrifolia. 
B. preemorsa (bitten). A synonym of B. marcescens. 
B. prostrata (prostrate). /: yellows; spikes rarely above Jin. long, 
oblong or cylindrical, turned up at the ends of the stems. 7. 
erect, often above 1ft. long and lin. to 14in. broad, divided about 
half-way to the midrib into broadly ovate or triangular, 
mostly obtuse lobes, thick, flat, and rigid: Stems prostrate, 
tomentose. 1824. (B. R. 1572.) 
B. serrata (saw-edged). jl. red; spikes oblong-cylindrical or 
rarely globular. 7. oblong-lanceolate, acute or truncate, deeply 
serrated, 3in. to 6in. long, Jin. to lin. broad, coriaceous, flat, 
hoary or white beneath, tapering to the petioles. h. 20ft. 
(A. B. R. 82.) A very pretty species. | 
B. speciosa (showy), of Lindley. A synonym of B. Victorie. 
B. spinulosa (slightly spiny). _/. yellow, larger than in 
B. ericifolia ; spikes ovoid, 2in. to Sin. long, rarely cylindrical and 
longer. August. i. narrow-linear, 14in. to 3in. long, notched at 
the end, with a point in the notch, often bordered towards the 
end with two or three small teeth on either side. A. 6ft. 1788. 
(A. B. R. 457.) 
B. undulata (waved). A synonym of B. @mula. 
B. verticillata (whorled). l. yellow ; spikes oblong-cylindrical, 
4in. to 8in. long. August. 7. usually in whorls of four to six, shortly 
petiolate, oblong-lanceolate or broadly linear, with recurved 
margins, white beneath, those of the flowering stems 1}in. to Sin. 
long. h. 12ft. 1794. (H. E. F. 96.) 
B. Victoriz (Victoria’s). fl. yellow; spikes thick, oblong, Sin. to 
5in. long. J. 8in. to 12in. long, divided more than half-way to the 
midrib into broad, triangular, acute or acuminate lobes, the 
larger ones }in. long and broad. h. 12ft. to 15ft. (B. M. 4906.) 
Syn. B. speciosa, of Lindley (B. R. 1728). 
BANKSIA (of Domb.). A synonym of Cuphea 
(which see). 
BANKSIAN ROSES. Somewhat tender Roses from 
China, for whose introduction we are indebted to Lady 
Banks. 
BAPHORHIZA. 
see). 
BARBACENIA. To this genus eighteen species have 
been referred, natives of Brazil, Guiana, and Venezuela. 
B. squamata (scaly). A synonym of Vellozia squamata. 
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A synonym of Alkanna (which 
