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require moisture. In reference to various bamboos see the Gardeners' 

 Chronicle of December, 1876, also the Bulletin de la Societe d' Accli- 

 mation de Paris, 1878. The closely-allied Jurboota-Bamboo of 

 Nepal, which occurs only in the cold altitudes of from 7,000 to 10,000 

 feet, differs in its solitary stems, not growing in clumps. The Tham- 

 or Kaptur-Bamboo is from a still colder zone, at from 8,500 to 11,500 

 feet, only 500 feet or less below the inferior limits of perpetual glaciers 

 (Major Madden). The wide and easy cultural distribution of 

 bamboos by means of seed has been first urged and to some extent 

 initiated by the writer of the present work. 



Arundinaria Falconer!, Munro. ( Thamnocalamus Falconeri, J. Hooker. ) 



Himalaya, at about 8,000 feet elevation. A tall species with a 

 panicle of several feet in length. Allied to the foregoing species. 



Arundinaria Hookeriana, Munro. 



Himalaya, up to nearly 7,000 feet. Grows to a height of about 

 15 feet. Vernacularly known as " Yoksun and Praong." The seeds 

 are edible, and also used for a kind of beer (Sir Jos. Hooker). 



Arundinaria Japonica, Siebold and Zuccarini. 



The " Metake " of Japan. Attains a height of from 6 to 12 feet. 

 Uninjured by even the severest winters at Edinburgh, with F. 

 (Gorlie). 



Arundinaria macrospertna, Michaux and Richard. 



Southern States of North-America, particularly on the Mississippi. 

 This bamboo-like reed forms there the cane-brakes. Fit for low 

 borders of watercourses and swamps. According to C. Mohr it 

 affords throughout all seasons of the year an abundance of nutritious 

 fodder. It requires to be replanted after flowering, in the course of 

 years. Height reaching 20 feet. 



Arundinaria spathiflora, Trimus. 



Himalaya, at elevations of 8,000 to 10,000 feet, growing among 

 firs and oaks in a climate almost as severe as that of England, snow 

 being on the ground from 2 to 3 months. 



Arundinaria tecta, Muehlenberg. 



Southern States of North- America. A cane, growing 10 feet high. 

 Prefers good soil, not subject to inundations ; ripens its large mealy 

 seeds early in the season, throwing out subsequently new branches 

 with rich foliage. Fire destroys this plant readily (C. Mohr). 



Arundinella Nepalensis, Trimus. 



Middle and Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Northern and 

 Eastern Australia. This grass commences its growth in the spring- 

 weather, and continues to increase during the whole summer, forming 

 a dense mat of foliage, which grows as fast as it is fed off or cut. 

 In New Zealand it is only a summer-grass, but valuable for its rapid 

 growth at that season, and for thriving on high dry land (Dr. Curl). 



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