PHYLLOSTACHYS 



GBA8S OBDEB 



PHYLLOSTACHYS 969 



inch broad, distinctly contracted about 

 half an inch from the very sharp point. 

 The rhizomes spread rapidly and send up 

 suckers some distance irom the main tuft. 

 Culture Sc. as above, p. 964. 



B. quadrangularis. — A Chinese Bam- 

 boo remarkable for having stems vifhich 

 are square instead of round. The square- 

 ness becomes more apparent as the stems 

 grow old, each side being over ^ in. 

 vifide, and the joints about 6 in. apart. Un- 

 fortunately this curious species is not 

 nearly as hardyas most of the others and 

 requires protection under glass in winter. 

 In parts of Cornwall, Devonshire, and the 

 south of Ireland, however, it would prob- 

 ably prove perfectly hardy in warm shel- 

 tered spots. 



Culture do. as above, p. 964. 



B. tessellata (-B. Bagamowaki). — A 

 distinct and beautiful Bamboo, native of 

 China and Japan. Although its roundish 

 purple-green stems, mostly hidden by 

 withered leaf -sheaths, grow only 2-2J ft. 

 high, they are remarkable for bearing lar- 

 ger leaves than any other species of Hardy 

 Bamboo. The leaves often measure 18 

 inches long and 3 inches wide, and have 

 a Aaway line on one side of the midrib 

 beneath. The rhizomes creep to great 

 distances, sending up suckers, thus carpet- 

 ing the ground in a short time. This 

 species is very hardy, and has been in 

 cultivation at least fifty or sixty years. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 964. 



PHYLLOSTACHYS. — There are 

 almost as many hardy species now placed 

 in this genus as in Arundinaria, but the 

 majority of them are still known in gar- 

 dens under the generic name of Bambusa. 



One of the peculiarities by which most 

 of the species of Phyllostachys may be 

 readily distinguished from the Arund/i- 

 narias and Bamhusas is that the stems 

 are alternately flattened and rounded on 

 one side between the joints. 



P. aurea (Bambusa aurea). — A grace- 

 ful Japanese species 10-15 ft. high, chiefly 

 distinguishable by its yellow pr greenish- 

 yellow stems, j— 1 in. in diameter. The 

 leaves are 4-7 in. long and about 1 in. 

 broad, pointed and very minutely toothed 

 or serrated on one edge only, bright green 

 above, rather glaucous beneath, with a 

 ring of brownish hairs on top of the leaf- 

 stalk. The plant known as Ba/mbusa 

 steriUs is now regarded as a form of this 



species. It is one of the hardiest of 

 Bamboos, and is remarkable for the in- 

 tense glaucous hue on the under surface 

 of the leaves. 



Culture do. as above, p. 964. 



P. Castillonis (Bambusa Castillonis). 

 This Japanese Bamboo is one of the finest 

 and at the same time also one of the 

 hardiest in cultivation, having stood as 

 much as 24° of frost without injury. The 

 stems are very attractive, being of a much 

 brighter yellow colour than those of P. 

 aurea, and handsomely striped with deep 

 green in the broad channel that extends 

 from one joint to another. The leaves, 

 which are serrated on both edges, are 

 7-9 in. long and lJ-2 in. wide, and when 

 first they appear are striped with bright 

 orange - yellow fading to creamy - white 

 with age. The sheaths of the branchlets 

 being of a pleasing pinkish tint, the colour 

 and striping of the plant are very striking 

 and distinct in appearance, and it should 

 find a place in every garden. 



Culture do. as above, p. 964. 



P. fastuosa (Bamhusa fastuosa). — 

 This tall stately Japanese species is 

 almost unrivalled for the grace and 

 beauty of its spreading branches and 

 luxuriant foliage. The leaves are 5-7 in. 

 long, and nearly 1 in. broad, tapering 

 to a sharp point, and soraewhat abruptly 

 constricted about an inch from the end, 

 thus giving the leaves the peculiar appear- 

 ance of having a tongue at the end. They 

 are of a bright pleasing green on the upper 

 surface, but very glaucous beneath, and 

 when ruffled by the wind the two shades 

 of colour are in striking and effective con- 

 trast. This is an excellent Bamboo for 

 wild and picturesque parts of the garden. 



Culture do. as above, p. 964. 



P. flexuosa (Ba/mbusa flexuosa, Sort.) 

 A beautiful species 6-12 ft. or more high, 

 native of N. China. It is distinguished 

 by its flexuous stems which in a young 

 state are often tinted with purple. In 

 habit and foliage it resembles P. viridi- 

 glaucescens, and may ultimately prove to 

 be only a form of that species. 



Culture do. as above, p. 964. 



P. fulva. — A recently introduced 

 species from Japan, perfectly hardy so far 

 as present experience goes, and promising 

 to be a valuable decorative plant when 

 fully established. 



Culture do. as above, p. 964. 



