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THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



as a rule : Arundinaria Simoni, 17 feet ; Phyllostachys viridi-glauces- 

 cens, 17 feet; P. Henonis 15 feet; Arundinaria nitida, 13 feet; A. 

 japonica, 12 feet; Phyllostachys aurea, 12 feet; P. nigra, 12 feet; 

 P. fastuosa, 1 1 feet 6 inches ; Arundinaria Hindsi, 1 1 feet 6 inches ; 

 Phyllostachys Boryana, 9 feet ; P Castillonis, 8 feet 6 inches ; 

 Arundinaria anceps, 7 feet 3 inches A. tessellata 4 feet 6 inches ; 

 A. Fortunei (variegated), 4 feet. 



Bamboos are not all of equal merit, but some of them are the 

 most beautiful of evergreens. Just now when Christmas is at hand, 

 and the days are at their shortest and darkest, there is nothing out of 

 doors that equals the best Bamboos in the fresh greenness and beauty 

 of their foliage. W. J. B." 



Plants hardy or half-hardy, with fine Foliage or Form, for use in 

 British Gardens. 



Acacia 



Acanthus 



Agave 



Ailanthus 



Alsophila 



Amaranthus 



Andropogon 



Aralia 



Aristolochia 



Artemisia 



Arum 



Arundo 



Asparagus 



Asplenium 



Astilbe 



Bambusa 



Berberis 



Bocconia 



Bupthalmum 



Caladium 



Calla 



Canna 





Bed of fine-leaved plants in Hyde Park. From a sketch by H. G. Moon. 



