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42649 to 42673— Continued. 



and early autumn, the habit of decaying at the leaf margins spoils it 

 later. This character is not found, so far as I know, in any other hardy 

 species. (Adapted from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the 

 British Isles, vol. 1, p. 220.) 



42657. Bambos quadkangulaeis Fenzi. Poacese. Bamboo. 

 A bamboo which grows to a height of 30 feet in a wild state, but is 



usually 6 to 12 feet high in Europe. Stems round when young, but dis- 

 tinctly four sided, with rounded corners, when half an inch or more 

 thick. It is best distinguished in the younger stages by curious little 

 spicate protuberances at the joints. Leaves rich green, 4 to 8 inches 

 long, one-half to 1 inch wide. It is, unfortunately, not very hardy. 

 (Adapted from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 

 Isles, vol. 1, p. 231.) 



" The sheath is very thin and delicate and more open than in most 

 bamboos, gaping from the base and leaving the greater part of the inter- 

 node uncovered. The wood of this species is too weak to make it of any 

 great value, and its sensitiveness to frost is too great to enable one to 

 class it among the hardy sorts. It is, however, a decorative plant and 

 worthy of repeated trials in the frostless regions of America. It is said 

 that roots will form easily from the lower nodes of the square bamboo 

 if the portion bearing these nodes is buried in the soil. This would 

 facilitate propagation if the statement proves correct." (D. G. Fairchild, 

 Japanese Bamboos, Bur. Plant Indus. Bui. 43, p. 34-) 



42658. Bambos nana Roxb. Poaceae. Bamboo. 

 A dwarf bamboo with stems 1 to 2\ feet high, most of them about as 



thick as a lady's hatpin, zigzagged. Leaves arranged in two opposite 

 rows; three- fourths to 2\ inches long, one-sixth to one-third of an inch 

 wide, rounded at the base, bright green above, slightly glaucous beneath. 

 Its dwarf, erect stems and tiny, distichously arranged leaves easily dis- 

 tinguish it from ali other hardy bamboos. (Adapted from W. J. Bean, 

 Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 231.) 



42659. Phyllostachys bambusoides castillonis Marliac. Poacese. 



Bamboo. 



This has the most beautifully colored stems of all hardy bamboos. The 

 curious alternation of green and yellow, together with the often varie- 

 gated leaves, make it very distinct. According to Dr. Stapf, of Kew, 

 there is nothing in its floral characters to distinguish it from Phyllostachys 

 nigra. In vegetative character, however, it is very near P. bambusoides. 

 (Adapted from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 

 Isles, vol. 2, p. 150, as P. castillonis.) 



" The contrast between the golden yellow of the stems and the green- 

 stripes on the young shoots is one of the prettiest effects imaginable. 

 The species grows occasionally over 30 feet high in Japan." (D. G. 

 Fairchild, Japanese Bamboos, Bur. Plant Indus. Bui. 43, p. 29.) 



42660. Phyllostachys ptjbeeula (Miquel) Munro. Poacese. Bamboo. 

 A very graceful and luxuriant bamboo, reaching in favorable situations 



14 feet in height. It is laden, when in good health and well established, 

 with heavy plumose masses of foliage, which make the outer stems arch 

 outward. Leaves are uniform in size and from 2 to 3£ inches long and 



