AEUNDINAEIA 



GBASS OBDEB 



AEUNDINAEIA 967 



ending in bright evergreen leaves over 

 4 in. long and about J in. broad, tapering 

 to a point. The rootstock creeps vigor- 

 ously and soon spreads the plant over the 

 ground. 



Culture So. as abo'^^e, p. 964. 



A. japonica {Bcmibuaa MetakS). — ^This 

 is the best known of all the Hardy 

 Bamboos. It is a native of Japan, and 

 grows 10-15 ft. high according to locality. 

 As its rootstocks spread a good deal it 

 should be grown by itself in clumps, so 

 as not to become entangled with other 

 species. It is readily recognised by its 

 leaves, which are 8-12 in. or more long 

 and lJ-2 in. wide. The upper surface is 

 of a smooth and shining green, the under 

 surface being rather glaucous and 

 wrinkled, while the brown persistent 

 leaf-sheaths almost cover the stems. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 964. 



A. Laydekeri {Bamhusa La/ydeheri). 

 A dwarf-growing Japanese species, having 

 thin stems and narrow leaves, the latter 

 mottled with yellow, and narrowing 

 rather abruptly into a stalk at the -base. 

 One edge of the leaf is well furnished 

 with hairs, whUst the other has scarcely 

 any. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 964. 



A. macrosperma(Bam6MsaHermflOTmi; 

 B. Neumanni), — A very variable Bam- 

 boo, native of the United States, where it 

 grows in dense masses on the muddy 

 banks of rivers. It has slender stems 

 2-10 ft. or more high, about as thick as 

 quills, and almost covered with the per- 

 sistent hairy leaf-sheaths. The leaves are 

 7-8 in. long and about 1^ in. wide, smooth 

 above, downy beneath, and fringed with 

 hairs on the ' edges. There is a form 

 called tecta, dwarfer and denser in growth 

 than the type. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 964. 



A. Nagashima. — A dwarf Japanese 

 species about 3 ft. high, with round 

 purple-green stems, and sharply serrated 

 leaves 6-7 in. long, furnished with hairy 

 sheaths. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 964. 



A. nitida. — A lovely quick-growing 

 Bamboo from Central China, recognised 

 by its blackish-purple stems, scarcely 

 thicker than a goosequill and 6-12 ft. 

 high. The branches are in dense clusters 

 at the joints, bearing small lancet-shaped 

 bright green leaves 3-4 in. long and 



distinctly tessellated. It is very hardy 

 and graceful, and remains beautifully 

 green throughout the winter. It has 

 been erroneously called A. Wiasiwna — 

 a different species from the Himalayas. 

 A. nitida, is best in shaded places, as 

 the leaves rapidly curl up in hot sun- 

 shine. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 964. 



A. nobilis. — A handsome and vigorous 

 Bamboo, probably of Chinese origin. In 

 Cornwall it grows 24 ft. high, having 

 yellowish stems with dark pm'ple joints, 

 the lower rim of which is marked with 

 grey. It is perfectly hardy, but drops 

 the old leaves in early summer with the 

 appearance of the new ones. 



Culture do. as above, p. 964. 



A. palmata {Bwmhusa palmata). — A 

 strikingly handsome Japanese Bamboo 

 4-10 ft. high, and perhaps more in the 

 mild .southern parts of England and 

 Ireland. Its creeping rhizomes are very 

 active, and the plants should therefore 

 be grown in isolated clumps away from 

 other species. The stems are very slender, 

 with a few erect branches ; but the chief 

 distinguishing feature of the plant lies in 

 the beautiful vivid green leaves, which 

 are over 1 ft. long and 3 in. wide, tapering 

 rather abruptly to a sharp point, the 

 edges being slightly serrated, and the 

 principal veins ahnost riblike. 



Culture do. as above, p. 964. 



A. pumila [Bamhusa ptumila). — A 

 beautiful dwarf Bamboo from Japan, 

 somewhat in the way of A. humiUs — 

 otherwise the green-leaved A. Foriunei, 

 but a much more slender - growing 

 plant in every way. It has very slende^ 

 stems, about as thick as an ordinary 

 knitting-needle, sometimes branched at 

 the base. The leaves are over 4 in. long 

 and about j in. wide, and are slightly 

 serrated on the edges. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 964. 



A. pygmsea {Bamhusa pygmcea). — 

 This handsome httle Japanese species 

 has been appropriately called the Pigmy 

 Bamboo on account of its stature. It is 

 the dwarfest species known, and usually 

 reaches a height of only 3 or 4 inches. 

 It grows in dense compact masses and 

 spreads rapidly over the ground by means 

 of its undergroimd creeping rhizomes. 

 The leaves are 3-4 in. long and about 

 half an inch wide;, bright green above, 



