BAMBOOS 79 
sparingly and only in exceptionally favourable districts, 
as for example on the west coast. The finest of the 
hardy species is Bambusa palmata, a handsome species, 
attaining a height of five feet, and having large leaves. 
B. pygmaa and B. tessellata are two dwarf species, with 
comparatively large leaves, but not sufficiently attractive 
for planting where room for a small selection only can 
be found. 
PuyLiosracuys. — The species belonging to this 
genus include some of the most ornamental of the 
bamboos, and a selection should be made from them for 
the smallest of gardens. PAyllostachys aurea is an elegant 
species with erect stems rising under favourable con- 
ditions to a height of fourteen or fifteen feet. P. 
Boryana, a handsome and robust species, quickly forming 
large specimens. P. flexuosa, an elegant species, with a 
height of about eight feet, and of special value for small 
gardens. P. Henonis, a handsome species, attaining a 
height of seventeen or eighteen feet where the climate 
and soil conditions are favourable to its full development. 
This species is well-suited to planting in positions not 
specially favourable to bamboos, as it suffers but little 
from drought, and is perfectly hardy. P- mitis is per- 
haps the tallest of all the hardy bamboos. In Japan it 
grows to a height of fifty feet, and in this country the 
growths have attained a height of twenty feet. P. nigra 
merits special attention, for it quickly forms a large and 
handsome specimen, the height ranging from fifteen to 
eighteen feet. P. viridi-glaucescens has so much to recom- 
mend it that it may be described as one of the most 
desirable of the strong growing kinds. The much- 
branched stems attain a height of about eighteen feet, 
and the rich green leafage suffers less from exposure to 
cold winds than is the case in the majority of the 
bamboos. 
TuamnocaLamus.—The species belonging to this 
