2 
This species has been in cultivation for some time. It was referred 
to Arundinaria Fortunei, Riv. Bamb. p. 314 (Bambusa variegata, 
Standish in Proc. Hort. Soc. 1861, p. 614 ; Sieb. et Mi . Mus 
Bot. ii. p. 285; Franch. & Sav. Fl. Jap. ii. p. 183; B. Fortunei foliis 
niveo-vittatis, Van Houtte, FI. des Serres, XV. Pp. 69, t. 1535 ; A. preta, 
Sieb. et Zucc. ex Munro in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxvi. p. 111), a species 
only known in the barren state, and distinguished by the more graceful 
and dwarf habit and smaller and less hairy leaves. Some specimens of 
this come, however, so near to A. awricoma that the discrimination 
omes uncertain, in any case, so far as their specific distinction is 
Sania but as A. Fortunet is so Se oa pind known, this question 
ust remain in abeyance. The affinity of A. awricoma lies evidently 
wan the North American A. sranecsohte lem Mich., and more especially 
with the smaller variety, deseribed by Munro as var. suffruticosa and 
identical with A. tecta, Mibl. The empty bract preceding the lowest 
ower-bearing bract or valve is described above as glume, but it may 
be equivalent to the bract which, in the two instances where I have 
observed an additional lateral spikelet, supported the latter. The 
Se of these lateral spikelets are well differentiated, which is the 
e in A, macrosperma.—O. STapr, 
Fig. 1, junction of sheath and ke with homey 2, under side a Sug of a leaf; 
3, glume of a solitary dieser ; 4,a floret; 5, a rhachilla j ; 6, a valve; 
, a pale from the bac mi of ie ale; 9, an es tani "10: a ‘posterior 
lodicule; 11, an anther ; 13, a pistil. Alle nlar rged. 
