Holly, Yew and Box 



they are preferable. The flowering of Bamboos 

 has occasioned much uneasiness amongst garden 

 lovers of late years, for after Bamboos flower 

 they usually die. When a clump flowers it is 

 advisable to keep a sharp look-out for seeds, for 

 if young seedling plants are obtained it is safe to 

 say that they will not bloom for at least thirty 

 years. 



The hardy Bamboos are included in three gen- 

 era Bambusa, Arundinaria, and Phyllostachys. 

 The majority of the hardiest are natives of 

 China and Japan, but one comes from N. 

 America. For the warmer counties a few Indian 

 species are available, but they are of no value for 

 out-door culture in other parts. In stature, 

 hardy Bamboos can be obtained from a foot in 

 height to quite 20 feet or more ; whilst some 

 form large carpet-like masses, others imposing 

 groups of upright shoots, and others clumps of 

 gracefully arched branches. 



Suitable species for general culture are as 

 follows. 



Sorts which grow from i to 4 feet in height : 



Arundinaria 



auricoma, chrysantha, Fortunei, humilis, pumila, 

 pygmaea, Veitchii. 



Bambusa 



disticha, tessellata. 

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