ON TREES AND SHRUI1S. 



423 



The slender stems, often 10ft. high, are clothed with bright 

 green leaves. A. nitida {Bambusa Kan-si) is a beautiful kind 

 for planting in the shade, and should always find a place 

 amongst choice Bamboos. It is free of growth, graceful 

 of habit, and quite as hardy as A. japonica. The slender 

 brown-purple stems, furnished with short branches, are clothed 

 with small glaucous green leaves, which change to deep 

 green with age. A. Hindsii {Bambusa erecta) is another 

 elegant and distinct kind, of free growth. Its erect stems 

 grow about 7ft. high, and its long leaves are dark glaucous 

 green. A. Simoni (Bambusa Simoni) is perhaps the handsomest 



Fig. 271. — Arundinaria japoxica (Bambusa Metake). 



of the taller-growing kinds. Although of vigorous growth, it is 

 of elegant and graceful habit, with rich green leaves nearly ift. 

 long. It grows about 15ft. high, spreads very rapidly, and when 

 associated with a background of other evergreens is very attractive. 

 A. Veitchii {Bambusa Veitchii) is a distinct Japanese species, 

 with broad leaves \\n. to 7 in. long, rich green above, and 

 glaucous on the under-side. It is of free growth and dwarf 

 habit. The edges of the leaves become brown in winter ; but 

 in spring, when new growth appears, this defect is remedied. 

 A. macrosperina is indigenous to North America, very distinct, 

 and a pretty kind for planting in the shade. A pumila {Bambusa 



