Bambusa Simoni Carr. in Rev. Hortic. 1866, p. 380; Nichols. 111. 

 Diet. Gard. I. p. 156. 



Arundinaria Fortunei Feuzi in Gard. Chron. 1S76, II. p. 77:3; 

 Munro 1. c. p. 774, non Riviere. 



Arundinaria vaginata Hack, in Bull. Herb. Boiss. VII. p. 717, ex 



Arundinaria brachyclada Hack, in Htt. ex Matsmnum in Herb. Sc. 

 Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo. 



Arundinaria Japonica Hurt. Jap.; Satow Cult. Bamb. Jap. in Trans. 

 Asiat. Soc. Jap. XXVII. 3, p. 43 cum tab., non Sieb. et Zucc. 



Bambos metake ISieh. Syn. pi. eeeonoin. Jap. p. 4. 



Bambusa metaka Zoning. Syst. Verz. I. 1S54, p. 57. 



Botsikku, vulgo Naio dacke, item, Niya dacke Ivempf. Anmu exot 



Norn. Jap. Mc-dake. 



Hab. Prov. Tosa ; Susaki {T. Makinol 1885), Tokoroyama-mura (K. 

 Watanabel April 20, 1889), Ochi (T. Makinol May 1892); Prov. Musa- 

 sni: Xaka-arai (2 T . Makinol April. 15, 1894, May 20, 1900), Akabane 

 (T. Makinol April 29, 1900), Shimoshakushii, cult. (T. Makinol May 20, 

 1900), Onden (T. Makino ! May 23, July 15, 1900), Tokyo, Bot. Gard. 

 8c. Coll. Imp. Univ. (Herb.! 8c. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, May 2, 1881 ; 

 T. Makinol Nov. 17, 1894, July 12, 1900); Prov. Awa (Bosnu): Araa- 

 tsu (T. Makinol April IS94) ; Prov. Sagami : Mt. Hakone {Z. Maisumu* 

 ra I a floriferous braucldet). 



A most common and useful Bpeciea spreading over Japan, -rowing on 

 fields, hills, and river-banks, and also frequently cultivated; they vary con- 

 siderably in ,ize and height, bearing various local names ace rding to their 



Xiga-dake, or Bitter Bamboo, but the vulgar name of Mc-dakc, or Female 

 Bamboo, is more widely employed, in contrast to 0-dake, or Male Bamboo, 

 which is a general name for h,jUostadr, JS species. 



Var. variegata Hook. til. in Curtis 1 int. Mag. tab. 7146. 



