
          50666. PHYLLOCARPUS SEPTENTRIONALIS. From Department of El 
Progreso, Guatemala. Seeds collected by Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural 
Explorer. A beautiful flowering tree of eastern Guatemala, rivaling 
in splendor the royal poinciana. It has pinnate foliage, deciduous 
during a short period, at which time the crimson-scarlet flowers appear 
and cover the entire tree. The species is probably no more frost 
resistant than the poinciana, and should be tested in regions where 
the latter flourishes. It may flower at a different season, and for 
this reason prove of particular value.

23261. PHYLLOSTACHYS sp. Bamboo. From Fengtai, near Peking, 
China. Plants collected by Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. This 
hardy bamboo has been found to withstand the winters as far north as 
Philadelphia. It grows commonly in gardens in and around Peking and 
Tientsin, where the climatic conditions are much too rigorous for the 
ordinary timber bamboos. It is valued for flower stakes, fishing rods, 
and similar articles. Chinese name "Chu tse." It spreads by means of 
underground rhizomes which are difficult to eradicate, and should be 
planted only on land not wanted for other crops.

55713. PHYLLOSTACHYS sp. Bamboo. From Tangsi, Chekiang, China. 
Collected by Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. A small-growing 
variety not over 10 feet in height, forming low dense thickets. The 
small wiry stems make excellent plant stakes and small fishing rods. 
It is fairly hardy, withstanding considerable frost. It spreads by 
means of underground rhizomes which are difficult to eradicate and 
should only be planted on ground devoted to its culture.

40851. PHYLLOSTACHYS BAMBUSOIDES. Bamboo. Introduced, probably 
from the East Indies, by Andreas E. Moynelo, who made the original 
planting near Burroughs, Ga. This form seems to differ in no essential 
character from the best of the Japanese timber bamboos. The culms 
reach a height of 60 feet or more, and with their plumelike foliage 
possess a highly ornamental quality. Although not considered in Japan 
as palatable as those of P. pubescens, the young shoots of this species 
furnish a delicious early vegetable. The timber is adapted to a 
wide variety of uses. It combines lightness with great strength and 
durability, is easily worked, and gives a characteristic ornamental 
effect. For ages bamboo timber has been utilized in the Orient in an 
infinite variety of ways, but only in the past few years have a few 
forward-looking Americans glimpsed the possible future development of 
a bamboo industry in this country. Since this species spreads and 
makes a grove rapidly by means of deep underground rhizomes which are 
difficult to dig up, it should be planted on land which it is expected 
will not be required for other crops.

21970. PISTACIA CHINENSIS. Chinese Pistache. From Shantung, China. 
A very promising shade tree for those sections of the United States 
where the summers are warm and the winters only moderately cold. The 
young leaves are carmine-red, and the autumn foliage a gorgeous scarlet 
and yellow. The wood, which is decidedly heavy, and not often attacked 
by insects, is used in the manufacture of furniture. From the

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