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8CS75. BAMBUSA TULDOIDES. Bamboo. From China. Presented by Linguan University, 

 Canton. Chaang ko chuk . A handsome thick-v;alled bamboo probably up to 50 feet high, 

 used in China for a variety of industrial purposes and especially for punting poles. 

 (A form of this species which has long been known in Florida, under the horticultural 

 name Eambusa thouarsii, is hardy down to 20° F.) Plants furnished in lots of 1 to 5. 

 For trial in the southern parts of Florida and California and on the Texas coast. 

 (Savannah, Ga.) 



77014. BAMBUSA SP. Frca China. Presented by Lingnan University, Canton. Chinese 

 nace Kcon yam c huk (gcddess-of -mercy bamboo). A small, graceful, fern-leaved bamboo 

 5 to 10 feet high, of clump type, resembling the variety of Bambusa multiplex under 

 P. I. No. 9S289 in foliage characters but differing in being less stiffly erect and 

 being perhaps slightly hardier. The leaves are extremely small and closely 2-ranked, 

 on slender branchlets or twigs which curl downward toward the tips in a character- 

 istic manner. The entire plant is plain green. This handsome little bamboo is one 

 of the hardiest of the clump type and at Savannah, Ga., has withstood temperatures as 

 low as 15° F. It is commonly grown as a hedge in southern China and is said to re- 

 spond admirably to pruning. It is also well suited for growing in individual clumps 

 in the open or for pot culture in the moist atmosphere of the greenhouse. In the dry 

 air and subdued light of living rooms, however, the foliage quickly turns yellov/ and 

 falls. For trial outside in the South Atlantic and Gulf regions and in the milder 

 parts of the Pacific coast, and under glass elsewhere. (Savannah, Ga.) 



80873. BAMBUSA SP. From China. Presented by the Lingnan University, Canton. 

 Chinese name Fan taan chuk. A bamboo from the northern and western parts of Kwang- 

 tung Province. It is a medium large, thin-walled, semihardy, clump bamboo, used 

 chiefly by the Chinese for making steam-trays for restaurants. It is said to be too 

 brittle for most weaving purposes or for making rope but is extremely ornamental on 

 account of the compact clump habit and the tall straight culms, which are gray with 

 siliceous powder. The culms are naked of branches to a height of 12 to 15 feet in 

 mature plantings. This bamboo has withstood a minimum temperature of about 17° F. 

 with little injury to the foliage. For trial in the Gulf region and in the warmer 

 parts of California. (Savannah, Ga.) 



124504. DSNDROCALAMUS STP.ICTUS . (Poaceae.) From Florida. Presented by Julian 

 Nally, Gotha. A tropical and subtropical clump bamboo, growing 50 feet or more high, 

 with thick-walled or sometimes nearly solid culms, up to about 3 inches in diameter. 

 The wood is dense and strong and it is reported that the so-called Calcutta fishing 

 poles exported from India are of this species. The plants are injured or killed at 

 a temperature of 26 or 27 degrees F. For trial only in southern Florida or in pro- 

 tected situations in central Florida and southern California. (Supply limited.) 

 (Savannah, Ga.) 



42653. PHYLLOSTACHYS BAI,^BUS0IDES . (Poacsae.) Bamboo. From Japan. Obtained from 

 the Yokohama Nursery Co. Variety Castillon . A medium-sized ornamental variety of 

 the giant timber bamboo, growing to about 30 feet high, with golden-yellow culms and 

 branches with a conspicuous green stripe on the flattened side of each internode. 

 The leaves occasionally bear narrow creamy-white stripes. The foliage is evergreen 

 at temperatures down to about 5° F., hut at a few degrees lov/er the plants are killed 

 to the ground or severely injured. The plant spreads by vigorous underground rhizomes 



