HARDY BAMBOOS 209 



" Of groups and single specimens the following are 

 some of the most conspicuous : 



" ARUNDINARIA. A. Simoni, a fine irregular mass, 

 1 6 feet high and 50 feet across. A. nitida, several 

 fine clumps, n feet high and 12 feet across. A. 

 japonica, several large clumps, n feet high and 20 

 feet across. A. Hindsii var. graminea, 9 feet high by 

 12 feet in diameter. 



" BAMBUSA. B. palmata, 7 feet high and 1 5 feet 

 across ; this is very distinct and handsome, and 

 should be in every collection. 



" PHYLLOSTACHYS. P. aurea, 1 2 feet high by 1 6 

 feet through. P. Henom's, 15 feet high by 12 feet. 

 P. Castillonis, 12 feet high by 10 feet. P. nigra, 15 

 feet high ; several fine masses. P. viridi-glaucescens, 

 15 feet high and 6 feet through at the base, the top 

 spreading to 20 feet. There is also a fine specimen 

 of this in another part of the garden. 



" Besides these there are many other fine masses. 



" Among plants other than Bamboos found in the 

 garden the Yuccas are possibly next in importance. 

 One group is on a bank on the north side having a 

 slope to the south. It is thus exposed to full sun 

 and the plants are happy. In both summer and 

 winter the group forms a delightful picture. The 

 groundwork is composed of the elegant glaucous- 

 leaved Y. angustifolia, while here and there a plant of 

 K filamentosa has crept in. Height is given to the 

 group by dot plants of Y. gloriosa and Y. recurvifolia, 

 while a plant of Cotoneaster thymifolia growing between 

 the roots in front adds a little in the way of variety. 



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