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75165. PSEUDOSASA JAPONICA (Sasa japonica) . (Poaceae.) Arrow bamboo. Presented by 

 the Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. A hardy ornamental Japanese bamboo 

 of running habit, 6 to 16 feet high, with branches arising singly from the internodes 

 of the culms. The dark-green lanceolate leaves are 5 to 12 inches long and remain 

 green at temperatures down to about 5° F. This handsome bamboo is useful for mass 

 planting either in full sun or partial shade. Plants should be grown in nursery 

 row the first year and kept well watered. Transplant to permanent situation, 6-8 

 feet apart, the following spring. For trial in the Pacific coast region and in all 

 except the warmest parts of the South. (Chico, Calif.) 



73S62. SASA AUREO- STRIATA . (Poaceae.) Bamboo. From Japan. Obtained from the Yoko- 

 hama Nursery Company, Yokohama. A dwarf hardy running bamboo, 1 to 2 feet high, native 

 to Japan. The lanceolate or narrow-lanceolate leaves, l-§ to 5 inches long, are usually 

 yellowish striped in spring and early summer but mostly become plain green later. This 

 handsome little species makes an exceedingly attractive ground cover in protected 

 situations in regions where the minimum winter temperature is not much lower than 

 0° F. The leaves are often killed at temperatures several degrees higher but recovery 

 of the plants in the spring is fairly rapid. Because of the vigor of the underground 

 parts of the plant it may become weedy if the rhizomes are not prevented from spread- 

 ing by a barrier of some sort. Plants furnished in lots of 3 to 10. For trial in the 

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



52670. SASA AURICOMA. Bamboo. Presented by Vilmorin, Andrieux, & Co., Paris, 

 France. A dwarf hardy bamboo of the running type, 1 to 2 feet high, native to China 

 and Japan. It is a strikingly handsome little species, having green-and-yellow striped 

 leaves If to 6 inches long and up to f of an inch wide. It is very similar to Sasa 

 aureo-striata . Plants furnished in lots of 3 to 10. For trial in the middle and upper 

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



75162. SASA CHRYSANTHA. Bamboo. Presented by the Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, 

 Kew, England. A hardy Japanese bamboo of running habit, producing culms up to 5 feet 

 high, with branches from the upper nodes and with lanceolate leaves 2 to 7 inches long. 

 The plant is useful for mass planting and as a ground cover, either in full sun or 

 partial shade, and is evergreen at temperatures down to about 10° F. Even when killed 

 back it recovers well in the late spring. Plants furnished in lots of 3 to 10. (Supply 

 limited.) For trial in the middle and upper South and the mildest parts of the North- 

 ern States. (Chico, Calif.) 



52674. SASA PYGMAEA. Bamboo. Presented by Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co., Paris, France. 

 One of the smallest known gamboos, often growing only 6 to 10 inches high. It is of 

 the hardy running type and is a native of Japan. The leaves, 1 to 2 inches long, are 

 green above and whitish pubescent beneath. The cold resistance of the plant is about 

 the same as that of Sasa aureo - striata and the habits and cultural requirements are 

 also much the same. Plants furnished in lots of 3 to 10. For trial in the middle and 

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



52671. SEMIARUNDINARIA FASTU0SA (Arundinaria fastuosa) . (Poaceae.) Narihira bamboo. 

 Presented by Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co., Paris, France. An exceptionally handsome, hardy 



