122 The Wild Garden. 



Grass or Arundo conspicua, in a deep sandy soil, on a 

 free dry bottom. 



Pampas GKrass. Gynerium argenteum. S. America. 



6 to 9 feet; autumn; seed or division. — It is need- 

 less to recommend this noble plant, which is suited 

 for and will adorn almost any position, but attains 

 greatest perfection in warm and sunny, but sheltered 

 spots, where its long leaves may not suflFer from winds. 

 It loves a rich, deep, sandy loam. Where wild groups of 

 the nobler herbaceous plants are formed, this should 

 always be a conspicuous object 



Graceful Bamboo. Arundinariafalcata. China, Japan. 

 Evergreen shrub ; 6 to 20 feet ; summer ; division only. 

 — Positions similar to those for Arundo Donax. In south- 

 em and western districts, particularly near the sea, this 

 plant thrives vigorously, attaining great size and beauty 

 of habit. 



Greyish Bamboo. Bambusa viridi-glaucescens. China. 



7 to 1 2 feet ; division. — A fine hardy bamboo, which will 

 thrive La similar positions and districts to those for 

 A. falcata, growing even more rapidly than that plant. 



Briza-Uke Brome Grass. Bromus brizceformis. 

 Sicily. Annual; i to i^feet; summer; seed — A beau- 

 tiful and graceful grass, which it would be well worth 

 while to try and establish on rather bare, warm banks, or 

 slopes in good warm soil. 



Quaking Grass. Briza maxima. Southern Europe. 

 Annual ; i to 2 feet ; summer ; seed. — Might be natura- 

 lized with Bromus brizaeformis. 



