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piimild) is of neat, compact habit, and worthy of a place at the 

 foot of the rock garden, or for planting in front of dwarf shrubs. 

 Its slender stems are touched with purple, and the oblong, 

 lanceolate leaves are rich green. 



Bainbusa marmorea {B. Ka?i-chikn) belongs to the dwarf- 

 growing section. Its slender purple stems and branches are 

 clothed with short bright green leaves ; it needs a very sheltered 

 situation. B. tessellata {B. Ragamowski) has large, handsome, deep 

 green leaves, often i6in. long and 3in. broad. It is very dense 

 in growth, spreads rapidly, is very hardy, and one of the most 

 distinct of the dwarf kinds. B. palinata {B. Ki{??iasasa), from 

 Japan, is also of dwarf habit, and useful for planting in the 

 shade. It is of free growth, and soon forms a dense clump. Its 

 broad, deep green, serrated leaves are about ift. long and very 

 handsome. B. pygmcea is the dwarfest Bamboo in cultivation, 

 and useful for carpeting beds, for edgings, and for the wild garden ; 

 it is a bright little plant in winter. B. Nagashima and B. disticha 

 {B. nana) are also of dw^arf habit, and worthy of notice. The 

 latter is useful for planting in places where the taller-growing 

 kinds would be out of place. 



Phyllostachys aurea {Bajnbusa aiirea, B. sfenlis), also known 

 by the name of Golden Bamboo, has greenish-yellow stems 

 and narrow pale green leaves. It deserves to be more 

 generally planted. It reaches 12ft. or 14ft. high, the growths 

 arching gracefully. P. nigra (^Ba?nbusa Jiigra) has blackish- 

 coloured stems, often 15ft. high, and small deep green leaves — a 

 pleasant contrast. P. viridi-glaucescens {Bambusa viridi-glaucescens) 

 is very effective, and grows about 15ft. high when well-established. 

 The leaves are glaucous green, and this Bamboo always wears a 

 cheerful appearance. P. flexuosa bears some resemblance to the 

 last-named, and grows about 12ft. high, its deep green stems 

 being touched with purple, the glaucous leaves being remarkably 

 handsome. P. bambusoides is of neat habit, distinct, and very 

 beautiful. P. castillonis {^Bambusa castillojiis) has gracefully- 

 arching stout stems, and rich glossy green leaves, variegated 

 with cream-white. It is of free growth and graceful habit. 

 P. Heno7iis [Bambusa Ue?i07tis) is perhaps the loveliest of all the 

 Phyllostachys, slender in growth, and with numerous branchlets 

 clothed with short bright green leaves. It flourishes in dry as 

 well as in moist soils. Another beautiful and thoroughly hardy kind 

 is P. Quilioi {Bambiisa Mazeli), with tall and gracefully-arched 

 stems clothed with dark green leaves of various sizes. P. mitis, 

 an elegant Bamboo, but unfortunately rather tender, is well 

 worthy of a sheltered nook, as its arching growths are very 

 effective. It is of vigorous growth, and requires plenty of 

 room to display its beauty to advantage. 



Berberis (including Mahonias) are useful, ornamental, hardy 

 shrubs of free growth, even in poor soils. All are hardy, and 



