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plant stakes, etc. The edible young shoots, with characteristic smooth, spotted and 

 blotched sheaths, appear in spring. Plants supplied in lots of 5 or more. The 

 first season the plants should be grown 1-| to 2 feet apart in nursgry row, in well- 

 fertilized soil, and be freely watered in dry weather . In the late winter or early 

 spring following, transplant with ball of earth to permanent situation, on good well- 

 drained land, spaced 8 to 10 feet apart each way. Well-rotted manure or a good 

 commercial fertilizer should be placed in the hole. New plants from rhizomes left in 

 digging should appear in the nursery in spring and can be transplanted later, For 

 trial from North Carolina to the northern Gulf region and on the Pacific coast. 

 (Chico, Calif., and Savannah, Ga.) 



75156. PHYLLOSTACHYS FLEXUOSA. Bamboo. From England. Presented by the Director, 

 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. A rather small, hardy bamboo of the running type, native 

 to China, which grows to a height of 16 feet or more. The linear-lanceolate leaves, 

 usually 2 or 3 on a branchlet, are 2 to 4 inches long. The culms, when 3 years old, 

 are useful for plant stakes, small fishing poles, etc. The cold resistance and 

 cultural treatment required are the same as for Phyl lcs tachys bambusoi des castilloni 

 (P. I. No. 42659) but the spacing of the plants in the permanent planting should be 

 6 to 8 feet. Plants will be furnished in lots of 5 or more. For trial on the 

 Pacific coast and in the milder parts of the South. (Chico, Calif.) 



73452. PHYLLOSTACHYS HENRYI . Henry bamboo. Originally collected in China by F. N. 

 Meyer, Bureau of Plant Industry. The present plants are grown from material received 

 from E. A, Mclllhenny, Avery Island, La. This is a running bamboo of medium size, 

 growing only to about 26 feet high but with diameters up to 2£ inches. It is said 

 to be one of the most highly esteemed edible bamboos of China, the fresh shoots being 

 entirely free from bitterness. The plants develop rapidly under favorable conditions 

 and sometimes produce culms of maximum size within four years from planting. Culture 

 same as for Phyllos tachys bambusoides castil loni . Not less than 15 plants (shipping 

 wt. 15-20 lbs.) sent to an experimenter. For trial, in g rove form only, in all but 

 the warmest parts of the South Atlantic and Gulf regions and on the Pacific coast. 

 (Chico, Calif., and Savannah, Ga.) 



49505. PHYLLOSTACHYS NIGRA. Black bamboo. Presented by the California Nursery Co., 

 Niles, Calif. Blackspot . A bamboo from Japan, of rather slow-spreading habit, 

 growing to about 25 feet high. The culms are at first green but later become in- 

 creasingly spotted or blotched with black until nearly, but not quite, solid black. 

 The leaves endure temperatures down nearly to 0° F. without serious injury. The 

 habits of growth and the methods of culture and control are the same in general as for 

 Phyllost ac hys bamb usoides castilloni but the spacing in setting plants permanently 

 should be 6 to 8 feet apart. This variety can be grown to full size in an area 20 

 to 25 feet across. The culms are useful for fishing poles, canes, plant stakes, etc. 

 Plants will be sent in lots of 5 or more. For trial in the Pacific coast region and 

 in all except the warmest parts of the Southern States. (Savannah, Ga.) 



66784. PHYLLOSTACHYS NIGRA. Black bamboo. From China. Collected in a ravine on 

 Peng Mountain, Lungtau Mts., in Kwangtung Province, and presented by Lingnan Uni- 

 versity, Canton. Wil lo wy black. A handsome variety differing from the preceding 

 (P. I. No. 49505) in being more rapid spreading and in that the culms are not quite 



