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128765. Bambusa textilis var. maculata McClure. 



No. 2691. Chue Ts'uen Wong Chub. From Chue Ts'uen, Tseng-ch'eng 

 District, Kwangtung. 



For previous introduction and description see 128703. 

 128766 and 128767. Bambusa pervariabilis McClure. 



From the Lingnan University campus, Canton, Kwangtung. 



For previous introduction and description see 128700. 



128766. No. 2719. Fa Mei Chuk. 



128767. No. 2720. Yau Chuk. 



128768 to 128810. Phyllostachys spp. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



128768. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 1116-B. P'o Chuk. From Tak Hing, Teh-k'ing District, Kwangtung. 

 A small monopodial, wild bamboo whose shoots are used for food. 



128769. Phyllostachys nidularia Munro. 



No. 1117-1. Kan Chuk. From Tak Hing, Teh-k'ing District, Kwangtung. 

 A small to medium-sized, monopodial, very aggressive wild bamboo whose 

 shoots are used for food. The culms are used for paper making in central 

 China. 



128770. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 2112. Loh Han Chuk. From I-hsing District, Kiangsu. A monopodial 

 species of medium stature. 



128771. Phyllostachys purptjrata McClure. 



No. 1246. Lai Tsai Chuk. From Koon T'aan Haang, Kwangning District, 

 Kwangtung. Vegetative propagation from type plant. A wild, rampant, 

 monopodial species with weak flexuose culms up to 15 feet high. Promising 

 only as a pioneer plant, it should not be allowed to get out of hand on land 

 intended for cultivation. 



128772. Phyllostachys nidularia Munro. 



No. 1399. So Pa Chuk. From Kwangtung Province, without locality. A 

 small wild, rampant, monopodial bamboo with edible shoots. Should not be 

 allowed to get out of hand. 



128773. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 1421. Lei San Chuk. From Tak Hing, Teh-king District, Kwangtung. 

 A medium-sized monopodial bamboo, half -cultivated for its edible shoots and 

 for its culms which are used for temporary fences and for fuel. 



128774. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 1424. Kan Chuk. From Wuchow, Ts'ang-su District, Kwangsi. 



128775. Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. and Zucc. 



No. 1662. Kam Chuk. From Chung Tung, Wung-yuen District, Kwang- 

 tung. A small monopodial bamboo, cultivated for its edible shoots. This 

 number has been flowering over a period of about 10 years, and for this reason 

 its full stature is not yet known. It is about 7 feet high at present. 



128776. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 1831. Chan Chuk. From Ch'eung Chow, T'eng District, Kwangsi. A 

 small wild monopodial bamboo with edible shoots. 



128777. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 1841. Taai Chan Chuk. From Wuchow, Ts'ang-wu District, Kwangsi. 

 A medium-sized monopodial species cultivated for its edible shoots. 



128778. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 2007. Fa Chuk. From Ta Tsit, near the Hang Mo Mountains, Tan 

 District, Hainan Island, Kwangtung. A small wild monopodial species, pos- 

 sibly useful as an ornamental. 



