Phyllostachys as a tub-plant 



Bamboos, continued 



Arundinaria auricoma. GOLDEN VARIEGATED CANE. 

 Stems 2 to 3 feet tall, usually with several ascending 

 branches. Of Japanese origin. Leaves 4 to 6 inches 

 long, about one inch wide, brilliantly variegated with 

 yellow. 



A. japonica (Bambusa metake). JAPANESE CANE. 

 Stems 6 to 10 feet tall, with numerous short ascending 

 branches. Native of Japan. Leaves 6 to 12 inches long, 

 i to 2 inches wide, rich lustrous green above, pale and 

 somewhat whitened beneath. Perhaps the most com- 

 monly cultivated of the hardy Canes. 



A. macrosperma. LARGE AMKRICAN CANE. Stems 10 

 to 18 feet, with numerous short divergent branches. 

 Grows naturally from North Carolina to Florida, often 

 forming large thickets known as cane-brakes. Leaves 

 3 to 6 inches, long, densely clothing the branches, 

 bright lustrous green, persistent. 



A. simoni. TALL CHINESE CANE. This, the tallest of 

 the Canes, frequently reaches a height of 12 to 20 feet. 

 Native of China. Leaves 8 to 12 inches long, about an 

 inch wide, rich lustrous green, the apex very long and 

 slender. 



A. tecta. DECIDUOUS CANE. Stems 2 to 6 feet tall, 

 with numerous upright branches. Leaves 3 to 6 inches 

 long, bright green, deciduous, fading in autumn with 

 bright yellow tones. The botanical standing of this re- 

 markable species is somewhat in doubt. Grows natu- 

 rally in the Southern Alleghany Mountains. 



Bambusa disticha (B. nana). DWARF BAMBOO. A 

 low shrubby species of uncertain origin. Stems 2 to 3 

 feet tall, branched, densely leafy. Leaves about tvvo 

 inches long, half-inch wide, rich green, produced in 

 two vertical ranks. A very distinct species and ex- 

 tremely valuable as a ground-cover. 



B. palmata. PALMATE-LEAVED BAMBOO. One of the 

 showiest and handsomest members of the genus. 



A clump of Bamboos 



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