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to that species. The broad lanceolate leaves aré glabrous, 3 to 5 1/2 inches | 
long and 3/8) to 1 inch wide. (Savannah, Ga.) 
‘75157. SHIBATARA KUMASACGA,* (Poaceae.) Bamboo. From England. Presented by 
the Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Jarenese name Okamezasa. This odd 
little Japanese bamboo, which in the past has carried several different botanic-— 
al names and which looks but little litte a bamboo, grows 3 to 6 feet in height, 
It is of running habit but spreads ratner slowly. There are usually 5 diminu- 
tive branches at a node, each bearing a single, terminal, ovate-lanceolate, dark— 
green leaf 2 to 3 inches’ jong and nearly an inch wide. The foliage is more or 
less injured at temperatures below 10° F. The culture is much the same as that 
of other running bamboos. (Savannah, Ga.) . \ 
89716. SHIBATAHA KUMASACA. Bamboo. From England. Obtained from V. N. 
Gauntlett & Co., Chiddinfold, Surrey. Same description as for preceding (P. I. 
No. 75157). (Savannah, Ga.) 


