Arundinaria 



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Arundinaria 



Principal Species : 



Dracunculns (correctly Dracuncnlns vulgaris). 



italicum, 1^', Ap., greenish wh. Tlie Italian Arum 

 is a neat plant for growing in a corner of the 

 garden or on the lower parts of the rockery. Its 

 variegated leaves are very pretty. 



maculatum, 9", pur., grn. Our native Wake 

 Robin. Cuckoo Pint, or Lords and Ladies, which is 

 showy in autumn with its bright scarlet, poisonous 

 berries. 



palsestinum. 2', My., blk. A handsome but 

 curious-looking plant, which is hdy. in the south, 

 but ought to be grown under glass. 



Soil. Equal parts of good loam and leai soil 

 with plenty of sand. 



Other Cultural Points. Where possible the 

 Bamboos should be associated together in a spot 

 sheltered from the cold biting winds, which do 

 much damage to the young leaves and shoots. 

 They need plenty of water at all times, and such 

 species as japonica are at their best when planted 

 by the side of a lake or stream. In bleak localities 

 some protection should be given during the winter, 

 for the plants are only doubtfully hardy. If they 

 do not actually succumb to a long spell of 

 inclement weather it cripples their energies for a 



irl; ({ Cu.. Cape Toii'tl. 



A FIELD OF AEVM LILIES (RICHARBIA AFUICANA) AT MOTVHRAY, SOI'TH AFKICA. 



Other Species : 

 crinitum (see Helicodi- 



ceros). 

 <Jetruncatum, 2', Ap.,grh., 



grn. yel. 

 Dioscoridis, V, spr., grn., 



pur. 



Dracontiuin (xwArisaema) . 

 hygrophilum, 1', grh., 



grn., pur. 



numidicum (see italicum). 

 orientale, 1', Je., grh., 



greenish wh. 

 philistseum, 1', My., grh., 



pur. 



ramosum, 3', st. 

 sanctum, U', My., grh., 



blk. pur. (probably a 



var. of patestinum). 



ARUNDINARIA. 



Description. A genus of hardy, half-hardy, and 

 exotic Bamboos (ord. Graminefe), some of which 

 are of great decorative value. Twenty-four distinct 

 species are given in the Genera Plantarum, but the 

 Index Jfetoensis mentions forty-one species, apart 

 from synonyms. Nitida is the handsomest of all, 

 but japonica (syn. Metake) is probably the best 

 known member of the genus. 



Propagation. By division of the rootstock. Very 

 small pieces of the rhizomes, if they have healthy 

 roots attached, soon make plants. 



long time, and sometimes they never get over the 

 check. 



The following synonymy is that of the Kew 

 Hand-List. It should be read with Bambusa and 

 Phyllostachys. 



Principal Species : 



falcata, 'A' to (>'. grh. (syns. Bambusa gracilis of 

 gardens in part, and B. falcata). 



Falconeri, 5' to 8', foliage bright grn. One of the 

 hardiest (syji.Thamnocalamus Falconeri, of Unnkf. ). 



Fortune! variegata, 1' to 2J', grn. (syn. Bambusa 

 Fortunei variegata). 



Hindsii, 6' to 12', hdy. (syn. Bambusa erecta of 

 Sieb). 



japonica, 4' to 8', hdy. (syns. Bambusa Jletake 

 and B. japonica). 



nitida, & to 9', foliage olive, br., pur. 



Sirnoni, 8' to 18', half-hdy. (gym. NarihiradakS 

 of Japan, Bambusa viridi-striata, and B. Simoni). 

 There is a variegated form. 



Veitchii, 2' to 3', warm grh. (syns. Bambusa tes- 

 sellata of gardens and B. Veitchii). 



