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lanceolatis, acumiuatis, basi in petiolum atteuuatis, margine scabris, vagiuis (jlahvin, 

 ligulis exsei'tlsy truncatis, denticulatis, jiUosiiiin." — licijel. 

 Habitatio iguota. 



This is very prol)ably a species of Phyllostachys. 



42. B. ARGENTEO-STRiATA, Rsgcl, /. c. fig. o. " Caulc glal)ro, 4-5-petlali, crassitie peiuiie 

 cygnese ; ramulis ad notlos biannulatos coufertissimis ; foliis lineari-lauceolatis, 

 glabi'is, acumiuatis, basi rotundatis, brevissime petiolatis, margiuc Scabris, vaginis 

 brevissime pubcrulis, ore in ligulam brevissimam, louge ciliatam excurrente." — 

 Regel. 



Hah. iguota. 



In tlie drawing this bears a resemblance to B. Fortunei. 



I have not yet observed either of the two preceding species in cultivation in England ; 

 and neither the descriptions nor the coloured figures enable me to identify either of tliem 

 Avitli any previously known species. 



In addition to several of tlie preceding species, described fi-om specimens collected by 

 Dr. Brandis, and in describing which I have derived much assistance from that gentle- 

 man's careful notes made on the living plants, I have seen some specimens of his no. 6, 

 " Wathaboot," and no 14, "Theiwa" of the Burmese; but in neither case are they suf- 

 ficient to enable me to describe the plant satisfactorily ; and, unfortunately, in these two 

 instances Dr. Brandis's notes do not contain much information, nor do they quite agree 

 with the specimens. Some of Dr. Brandis's plants belong to other genera than Bambusu, 

 and will be found described in the following pages. 



Many of the species, from no. 24 to 42, as well as several of the following less-known 

 species, may very probably not belong to Bambusa ; but, in accordance with the custom 

 and example of most authors, I have placed under the main genus Bambusa all those 

 doubtful plants which I had not strong reasons for believing to belong to other genera. 



Bambiisre Jloriferce, minus notce, auctoribus inepte descriptce. 

 (Ordo alphabeticus.) 



43. B. AGRESTis, Poir. Enc. viii. 704. " Culmo arboreo, durissimo, ramis inferioribus 

 spiiiosissimis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis, parvis, glabris, petiolis longiusculis, tenuibus, 

 panicula terminali, erecta, spiculis congestis, brevibus, paucifloris, stigmatibus 2, 

 caryopsi oblonga." — R. et Sch. /. c. 1344; Kunth, Enum. 432; Rupr. I. c. 149; 

 Steud. I. c. 330 ; Lindl. /. c. Arniido agrestls, Loui*. El. Cochin., 72. Arundarbor 

 spinosa, Rumph. Amb. iv. 14, t. 3. (teste Lour.) an recte ? 



Hah. in Cocliin-China ct fortassc ctiam in China, Loureiro. 



" Cuhnus lignosus, subteres, torluosus, 30 ped. altus, brachii crassitie, noclis promincntibus, intemodiis 

 brevibus, intus parum vacuis, saepe integre solidis, ramis multis, inferioribus densioribus, arcuatis, 

 intricatis, spinis plurimis, crassis, sparsis, curvis. Folia et iuflorescentia ut supra." SquamuUe 

 (coroUte, Lour.') " mininife, lanatas." — Loureiro. 



