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128671 to 128816— Continued 



exhibit a more or less marked shortening of the internodes, especially in 

 the lower part of the culm, and hence are dwarfed in stature, with a height 

 of 1 to 3 feet. The abnormal internodes are flask-shaped or pear-shaped. 

 Normal culms sometimes occur under the conditions of pot culture and may 

 attain a height of 6 to 8 feet, the internodes showing little or no departure 

 from the normal cylindrical or terete form. Plants of this species, growing 

 in the open ground at Vero Beach, Fla., have attained a height of about 

 35 feet and show little tendency to abnormality in the internodes. 



For previous introduction see 77013. 



Nos. 128707 to 128712 were transferred to the Lingnan University Bamboo 

 Gardens in 1925 from an old bamboo garden on the campus of the College 

 of Forestry, Los Banos, Laguna Province, Philippine Islands. 



128707. Bambusa tulda Roxb. 



No. 1350. Ma Eaap Ckuk. One of the most promising species introduced, 

 though it does not stand much frost. The culms are green and smooth and, 

 under good conditions, may reach a height of 60 to 70 feet and a diameter 

 of 2 to 5 inches. They are nearly solid, extremely tough and strong, split 

 easily and therefore lend themselves to many uses. The plant is quite 

 leafy and proves a beautiful ornamental with its graceful leaning stems 

 and tropical frondage. Native to Bengal, India. 



For previous introduction see 74413. 



128708. Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. Hedge bamboo. 



No. 1351. A cultivated variety with dark-green striations against a paler 

 ground on the lower internodes of the culms. 



128709. Schiszostachyum lima (Blanco) Merr. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



No. 1354. One of the most valuable species of bamboo in the Philippines, 

 being the source of most of the split bamboo used to make the matting called 

 sawale. A very ornamental species. 



128710. Bambusa spinosa Roxb. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



No. 1356. A large, very spiny bamboo whose vegetative characters check 

 with Gamble's illustration of this species of his Bambuseae of India, under 

 the name of B. ariindinacea Willd. 



128711. Gigantochloa levis (Blanco) Merr. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



No. 1358. A large sympodial bamboo with culms and culm sheaths densely 

 appressed brown-pubescent. The thick culms are used for heavy construction. 



128712 to 128716. Bambusa spp. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



128712. Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. Common bamboo. 



No. 1359. An Indian bamboo, with bright-green culms 20 to 80 feet high 

 and with numerous branches weighted with dense foliage, the leaves being 

 usually 6 to 10 inches long and % to 1% inches wide. It is propagated 

 differently from the hardy sorts, as new shoots are borne from the base of 

 the culm as well as from the rhizomes. 



For previous introduction see 42668. 



128713. Bambusa tuldoides Munro. 



No. 1475. Nai Clinic. From Shiu Chow, K'uh-kiang District, Kwangtung. 

 A strain characterized principally for its rather long internodes. Cultivated 

 for its culms, which are used principally for structural purposes. 



128714. Bambusa rutila McClure. 



No. 1476. Mule Chuk. From Shiu-Chow, K'uh-kiang District, Kwangtung. 

 A rather large spiny species of no special merit except its tolerance of 

 adverse environmental conditions, notably drought and neglect. Flowering 

 specimens of this species were recently discovered in New Territories, Hong 

 Kong. The plant survived flowering and recovered its vegetative vigor. 



