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89699 to 89719— Continued. 



three to six on a branch and range in 

 size up to 3 inches long by T V inch wide. 

 The midrib and secondary veins are in- 

 conspicuous. There are three pairs of 

 the latter and five to seven intermediate 

 veins between. The tessellation is rather 

 close and regular. In its native habitat 

 the species is said to occur as under- 

 growth in coniferous forests, and it is 

 inferred that it will prefer partial shade. 



89707. Arundinaria sp. Poaceae. 



Bamboo. 



Received as Batnbusa angustifolia. On 

 a plant 26 inches high in the greenhouse, 

 the rather narrow leaves are six to eight 

 on a branch and are from less than one- 

 fourth to three-eighths of an inch wide 

 and up to 2% inches long. The leaves 

 are medium green and usually are one- 

 half to 1 inch apart except near the end 

 of the branch, where they are very close 

 and are distinctly two-ranked. There 

 are two to three pairs of secondary veins 

 which are not very prominent ; the inter- 

 mediates are four to five in number. 

 The plants reach a height of 6 to 8 feet 

 in England. 



89708. Sasa disticha (Mitf.) E. G. 

 Camus. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



Received as Bambusa disticha. A 

 small compact-growing bamboo, origin- 

 ally from Japan. The small plant re- 

 ceived has usually one branch to a node, 

 with 8 to 16 brilliant medium-green 

 leaves crowded on a branch. The leaves 

 are up to 2% inches long by \-> inch 

 wide, with four pairs of secondary veins 

 and about five intermediate veins. The 

 tessellation is somewhat irregular. 



89709. Arundinaria sp. Poaceae. 



Bamboo. 



Received as Bambusa laydeckeri. A 

 bamboo believed to reach a height of over 

 6 feet. The dark-green oblong-lanceo- 

 late leaves are up to 6 inches long by % 

 inch wide and are six to seven in num- 

 ber on branches with long internodes. 

 There are four to five pairs of secondary 

 veins and the intermediates are five to 

 six. The plant is not so ornamental as 

 many other bamboos and is said to have 

 a rampant rhizome. 



89710. Arundinaria marmorea (Mitf.) 

 Makino. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



Received as Bambusa marmorea. The 

 small plant received flowered in the 

 greenhouse late in November, 1930. 

 Flowers appeared on nearly every one 

 of the little culms and all but one of 

 the latter died. The plant has four to 

 six light-green leaves, somewhat crowded 

 on each branch, and the largest are 1% 

 inches long by T \ inch wide. There are 

 three pairs of secondary veins and five 

 to six intermediates. 



89711 to 89713. Bambusa spp. Poaceae. 



Bamboo. 



89711. Bambusa sp. 



Received as Arundinaria falcata. 

 On a small plant of this bamboo, grown 

 in the greenhouse, there are six leaves 

 on a branch. They are up to 1*4 

 inches long by f B inch wide and are 

 nontessellated. The secondary veins 

 are two to three on each side of the 

 midrib and are very inconspicuous ; 

 the intermediates are five to six. In 

 England the species has attained a 

 height of 10 feet. It is said to be 

 very hardy. 



89699 to 89719— Continued. 



89712. Bambusa sp. 



Received as Arundinaria gracilis. A 

 greenhouse-grown plant with culms cut 

 back, bears 10 to 15 branches at each 

 node. The thin, light-green nontessel- 

 lated leaves are five to seven on a 

 branch and are up to 3% inches long 

 by & inch wide. The secondary veins 

 are two to three and the intermediates 

 five in number. The culms grow 6 to 

 8 feet high in England. 



89713. Bambusa sp. 



Received as Arundinaria nobilis. 

 This is said to be a very handsome 

 bamboo and to have reached a height 

 of 30 feet in the warmest parts of 

 England. A plant in the greenhouse 

 has a flexuous 6-foot culm one-fourth 

 inch in diameter. There are 10 to 13 

 branches at a node. The leaves are 

 up to 2% inches long and y 2 inch wide. 

 The inconspicuous secondary veins are 

 three on each side of the midrib and 

 the intermediates five to seven. The 

 species is hardy only in mild-wintered 

 regions. It is said by Mitford to have 

 held its leaves through 8° F. of frost. 



89714 to 89719. Phyllostachys spp. Poa- 

 ceae. Bamboo. 



89714. Phyllostachys bambusoides 

 marliacea (Mitf.) H. de Lehaie. 



Wrinkled bamboo. 



Received as Phyllostachys marliacea. 

 This variety of the timber bamboo is 

 said to be indistinguishable from the 

 type except by the wrinkled basal part 

 of the culm. The maximum height 

 which may be attained is not known. 

 The Japanese name of the variety, 

 Shibo-chiku, means wrinkled bamboo. 



89715. Phyllostachys flexuosa A. 

 and C. Riviere. 



This bamboo is described as of neat 

 and compact habit, with two branches 

 at each node. Its greatest height is 

 said to be 10 feet. The slightly zig- 

 zagged culms are at first green but 

 change to a bright yellow. The leaves 

 on the small plant received are 8 to 

 14 on a branch and are up to 3 inches 

 long by more than half an inch in 

 width. There are four to six pairs of 

 secondary veins and five to seven in- 

 termediate ones. 



For previous introduction see 75156. 



89716. Phyllostachys kumasasa 

 (Zoll.) Munro (P. ruscifolia Nichol- 

 son). Bamboo. 



Received as Phyllostach/ys rusci- 

 folia. This is a dwarf bamboo be- 

 lieved to grow only 2 to 3 feet high. 

 It bears two to five very short 

 branches at a node and is the only 

 known phyllostachys having more than 

 three branches at a node. On the 

 small plant received, each branch bears 

 8 to 10 leaves which range in size from 

 % inch to 1% inches long by & to % 

 inch wide. They are reported to grow 

 larger. There are three to five pairs 

 of secondary veins and four to eight 

 intermediates. The tesselation is rath- 

 er close. Both edges of the leaf are 

 serrate, and the lower surface is finely 

 pubescent. 



For previous introduction see 75157. 



