= 26 = 
12180 and 24760. PHYLLOSTACHYS RETICULATA (P. bambusoides). Giant timber bamboo. 
Native to the milder parts of China and Japan. A hardy evergreen bamboo of running 
type, up to 70 feet high under favorable conditions. It is injured by tempera— 
tures near zero Fahr. Small culms useful for same purposes as those of P. I. No. 
55713; larger ones, for light construction and numerous other purposes. The con- 
ditions for the furnishing of plants and the requirements for culture are similar 
to those for P. I. No. 55713, but the spacing in permanent planting should be 12 
feet; the minimum area required for attainment of maximum growth is about 75 feet 
across and the time at least 15 years. Available for trial only in the Pacific 
coast region. (Chico, Calif.) 
78375. PILEOSTEGIA VIBURNOIDES.* Hydrangeaceae. From England. Procured from G. 
Reuthe, Foxhill Hardy Plant Farm, Keston, Kent. A handsome half—hardy Chinese ever— 
green climber, provided with aerial roots and having lanceolate-elliptic lustrous 
dark-green leaves 3 to 6 inches long. The small white flowers with. conspicuous 
stamens, borne in large dense umbels, resemble those of Viburnum tinus; they come in 
mid-—autumn, when the flowering of other shrubs is nearly past. The plant requires a 
moderately moist soil and does best in partial shade. It is easily propagated by 
cuttings. For trial in the South and on the Pacific coast. (Glenn Dale, Md,) 
89604. PINUS BUNGEANA.* Lacebark pine. From China. Collected by P. H. Dorsett and 
W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, in the grounds of the 
Young Ling Ming Tomb. A slow-growing tree sometimes 100 feet high, native to China, 
with the bark of mature trees exfoliating in large scales, leaving white areas which 
on the old trees become chalky white. It is known also as the white-—barked pine, 
For trial in all except the warmest and coldest parts of the United States. (Glenn 
Dale, Md.) 
90469. PINUS BUNGEANA. Lacebark pine. Collected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, 
agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, at the Winter Palace, at. Peiping, 
China, Same description as for preceding (No. 89604). (Glenn Dale, Md.) 
92056. PINUS BUNGEANA.* Lacebark pine. Same as for P. I. No. 89604, but obtained 
in Manchuria. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 
82484. PINUS TABULAEFORMIS.* From Chosen. Presented by the Forest Experiment 
Station, Keijo. A pine up to 75 feet high, with dark-gray bark on the trunk, red 
on the branches, and orange or greyish-yellow branchlets. The glaucescent leaves, 
usually two in a cluster, are stout and 3 to 6 inches long, and the ovoid cones, 2 
to 4 inches long, are pale tawny yellow, changing to dark brown and persisting for 
several years. For trial in the northern states. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 
90793. PINUS TABULAEFORMIS. Same description as for preceding number. (Glenn 
Dale, Md.) 
97949. PINUS TABULAEFORMIS. Same description as for P. I. No. 82484. (Glenn 
Dale, Md.) 
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