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transversis distantihus, paucis, vix conspicuis. Vagina superiie sulcato-striata;, apicc truncato 

 brcvissime ciliatre, orequc ciliis suhlougis Jiinhriatce, ligula brevi intcrduin ciliata. 



This has a much more scal)rous stem than B. M'Clellandi, and is, moreover, distin- 

 guished from both the preceding species by the fringe at the sides of the vaginfc. The 

 ligula has also occasionally a long fringe. 



36. B. HoRSFiELDii, Munro. Culmo subscandente, vel vagante ?, superne filiformi, 

 punctulis minutis aspero, foliis lineari-lanccolatis, maximis 9-10 lin. latis, 6 poll, 

 longis, petiolatis, utroque margine asperis, supra glabris, sed hinc et inde tactu 

 aspcris, su1)tus pilis brevibus hirsutis, vaginis hirsutis vel glabris, utroque latere, in 

 auriculam corniformem, obtusam, apice ciliatam productis. 



Hab. in Java, Horsfield. v. s. 



Culmus tenuis, listulosus, iuternodiis superioribus 3-4 poll, longis, asperis, tenuissimis, ramis ad uodos 

 2-4-5, divaricatis. Folia tenuia, majora ut supra, minora vix 1^ poll, longa, et 3 lin. lata, petiolo 

 undique hirsute, apice setaceo-acuminata, basi subflavescente cuneata, supra, medio et marginem 

 alterum versus, scabra, nervis secuudariis utrinque 5-6, venulis transversis obsoletis. Vagina sul- 

 cato-striatae, infcriores hirsutae, superiores margine interdum subviscido-hirsutae, apice truncatse, 

 biauriculatse, ligula brcvi. 

 This has neither name nor number in Horsfiold's collection, but appears to be a dis- 

 tinct species. The curious auricles of the vagince are similar in form to those which 

 occur in B. cornuta, which, however, appears to be a tall arboreous species, whereas this 

 is a slender creeper or twiner. 



37. B. LTJCONI^, Munro. Culmo subscandente, sn^arne filiformi, asperrimo, foliis lineari- 

 lanceolatis, angustis, 4-5 lin. latis, 3-4 poll, longis, breviter petiolatis, margine 

 membranaceo pallido ciuctis, utrinque, nisi interdum basin versus, glabris, punc- 

 tulis minutis elevatis vix asperis, vaginis subglabris, ore ciliis paucis, tenuibus, cito 

 caducis fimbriatis, ligula hrevissima. 



Hah. in ins. Philipp. Lugonia, montibus mahaihai !, Wilkes, v. s. 



Culmus vagans vel scandens (pars superior 3i-pedalis adest), internodiis inferioribus 4 poll, longis, aspc- 



riusculis, superioribus \\ poll, longis, asperrimis, ramis ad nodos 4-5, brcvissimis. Folia mucro- 



nato-acuta, basi rotundata, albo marginata, nervis secuudariis utrinque 3-i, venulis transversis 



otsoletis. Vagina' striata;, inter strias paueas pubescentes vel demum glabrie, apiee truncata;. 



Blanco has given short descriptions of several species of Bamboo from the Philippine 



Islands, but this does not agree with any of them. 



38. B. ATJREA, Sieb. MS. apud Miquel, Ann. I. c. ii. 285. " Culmo suffruticoso, foliis 

 lanceolatis, 4-6 lin. latis, 2-3 poll, longis, margine obsolete scabrulis, ca;terum 

 utrinque glaberrimis, vaginis glabris, vix striatulis, ore semper glabris, ligula brevi, 

 abbreviato-semirotundata, glabra, fuscula." 



Hab. in Japonia, Siebold, spec. cult. vid. Miquel ; v. cult, in hort. Kew ! an eadem ? 

 " Rami tenues, terctiusculi, longi, graciles, virides, ramulis ad nodos tumidos gracilibus, i-^-pedahbus, 6-8, 



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