204 TREES AND SHRUBS 



fresh, green tints in winter. Very few, indeed, equal 

 them." 



Although between forty and fifty species and 

 varieties are now grown, only about twenty need 

 be thought of, because many of them are so much 

 alike that for the garden they may be regarded as 

 synonymous. The family is divided into three groups 

 or genera — Phyllostachys, Arundinaria, and Bambusa — 

 and it is well to thoroughly understand these divisions. 

 We hope those trade growers who still group every- 

 thing as Bambusa will follow the now accepted 

 classification. The following have proved the most 

 hardy and beautiful in the Bamboo garden at Kew : 

 Phyllostachys Henonis, P. viridi-glaucescens, P. flexuosa, 

 P. nigra, P. boryana, P. sulphurea, P. Marliacea, P. rusci- 

 folia, P. Castillonis, Arundinaria nitida, A. japonica, 

 A. auricoma, A. fastuosa, A. Simoni, A. Fortunei, A. 

 anceps, A. Hindsii var. graminea, Bambusa palmata, B. 

 tessellata, and B. marmorea. 



In selecting a place for the Bamboo colony, think 

 well of position. Shelter from north and east is 

 essential. Luxuriant leafy stems are only possible 

 when the plants are screened from winds in these 

 quarters ; and unless this protection is given the foliage 

 gets brown and withered in March. Cold north and 

 east winds are more harmful than severe frost, and 

 this applies to all the tender evergreens. A moist 

 and rich soil is also important. Without it luxuriant 

 growth is impossible, and a Bamboo that is not leafy, 

 that does not bend its tall, graceful stems to the 

 breeze and make willowy shoots yards high, when it 



