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tinguished from those of other giant bamboos in that the sheaths which at first 

 enfold them are unspotted mauve, v/ith a small crinkly green pseudophyll, or blade, 

 at the apex of each sheath. This is considered the hardiest of the giant bamboos but 

 it is more or less injured at temperatures lov/er than 0° F. Culture same as for 

 Phyllostachys bambusoides , but in permanent planting the original spacing should be 

 not less than 10 feet. Plants furnished in lots of 15 or more, for growing in grove 

 form only . For trial in the milder parts of the Southern States, except southern 

 Florida, and on the Pacific coast. (Savannah, Ga.) 



55713. PHYLLOSTACHYS SP. Bamboo. From China. Collected by F. N. Mayer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. A hardy evergreen bamboo of running type, to 25 feet high. This 

 species is easily distinguished from others of similar appearance by the yellowish 

 color of the flattened sides of the internodes of culms and branches during the first 

 year or two, while the rounded parts are green. Grows to full size only in grove 

 form, in an area at least 25 feet across, and after several years. Culms useful for 

 plant stakes, fishing poles, etc. This bamboo was for a time sent out under the name 

 Phyllostachys nevinii but is now considered to be of another, apparently undescribed, 

 species. Its climatic and cultural requirements are the same as for P_^ bambusoides . 

 (P. I. No. 42659). Plants furnished in lots of 15 or more. For trial in the milder 

 parts of the South, except southern Florida, and on the Pacific coast. (Savannah, 

 Ga.) 



116768. PHYLLOSTACHYS SP. Bamboo. From China. Collected by F. N. Meyer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. (Formerly sent out under P. I. No. 23234.) A hardy running bamboo, 

 to 25 feet high, with dense foliage. It resembles P hyllostachys aurea but there is 

 never any crowding of the lower internodes of the culm as in that species. The con- 

 ditions under which plants will be furnished to experimenters and the cultural 

 requirements and uses of culms are the same as for P. bambusoides (P. I. No. 42659). 

 (Savannah, Ga. ) 



89709. PLEIOBLASTUS CHINO (A rundinaria chino ). (Poaceae.) Bamboo. Obtained from 

 V. N. Gauntlett & Co., Chiddingfold, England. Variety Laydeker. A dwarf hardy bamboo 

 of running habit, 2\ to 3 feet high. The slender culms, usually without branches 

 the first year, bear 10 to 12 lanceolate or linear-lanceolate dark-green leaves and 

 in the second year the branches bear 5 or 6 leaves, mostly toward the tips. The 

 leaves are 2 to 5 inches long, the longer and more slender ones being near the tips, 

 and they are sometimes irregularly mottled with pale green or dull yellow. This 

 bamboo is not very attractive but because of its vigor may be useful as a ground 

 cover where more desirable plants do not thrive. It should be watched for possible 

 development of a weedy habit. Plants will be furnished in lots of 5' or more. For 

 trial in the middle and upper South and on the Pacific coast. (Savannah, Ga.) 



52673. PLEIOBLASTUS PUMILUS (Sasa pumila) . Bamboo. Presented by Vilmorin, Andrieux 

 & Co., Paris, France. A dwarf hardy running bamboo, native to Japan, often growing 

 only 6 to 10 inches high in warm localities but up to 2 feet in partial shade or in 

 cooler regions. The narrow lanceolate leaves 1^ to 3-^ inches long are borne 8 to 

 10 in number, near the tips of the culms and branches. The plant thrives in fairly 

 moist soil and in suitable situations is useful as a ground cover. In drier locations 

 the leaves tend to curl in hot dry weather. Because of its small size, grasslike 



