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EVERGREEN, DECIDUOUS AND FLOWERING SHRUBS— continued. 
Aucuba — continued. 
177 Japonica Bruanti (M), the male form of the preceding. 
178 fructo-albo (F), ornamental white berries 
184 limbata (F), centre of leaf bright green, broadly margined with gold ; very 
distinct and handsome, effective for bedding. 
187 longifolia (F), long narrow foliage. 
190 variegata (F). 
193 maculata (M), the variegated male Aucuba. 
190 maculata (F), the female form of maculata. 
200 robusta (F), a vigorous broad-leaved form. 
205 SUlphurea (F), leaves prettily blotched with gold. 
212 VIRIDIS (M), the green form of the male Aucuba. 1/6 to 5/- each ; larger, 
7/6 to 21/- each. 
215 viridis (F), japonica vera. The green form of the female Aucuba. 1/6 to 
5/- each ; larger, 7/6 to 21/- each. 
By intermixing a few of the male variety with the ordinary Aucuba, beautiful 
red berries will be produced. 
AZARA 
♦218 crassifolia (Gilliesii), medium-sized leaves, deeply cut. Ir, pots, 3/6 each. 
♦220 integrifolia, charming half-hardy evergreen. In pots, 3/6 each. 
*221 variegata, drooping spikes of fragrant yellow flowers and well-defined golden- 
margined foliage. In pots, 3/6 and 5 /— each. 
♦224 microphylla, pretty small-leaved evergreen shrub, covered in autumn with small 
bright orange-red berries. In pots, 3/6 each. 
BACCHARIS 
227 patagonica, small deep green leaves and white flowers. In pots, 2/6 each. 
BAMBOOS, including Arundinaria and Phyllostachys. The Bamboos are graceful, 
elegant, and of exquisite form ; they prefer a rich soil and grow well by the margins 
of streams and in moist boggy places ; should be sheltered from cold cutting 
winds, and mulched every autumn with cow manure till thoroughly established. 
Prices of the following, 3/6 to 42/- each. 
3 Arundinaria anceps (6 to 10 feet), an attractive and graceful species ; leave; are a 
brilliant green, and two or three inches in length. Ihe stems, when young, are a 
pretty purple colour, changing with age to a greenish brown tint. 
5 AURICOMA (Fortunei aurea) (3 feet), leaves striped bright yellow ; broad, 
about 6 inches long ; stems purplish green. 
6 falcata (3 to 6 feet), narrow light green leaves ; stems slender, deep green ; a 
handsome species, somewhat tender. 
9 Fortuneii (3 feet), leaves medium width, bright green striated white 
12 Hindsii (8 feet), very straight olive-green stems, with branches in whorls ; 
leaves long, thick dark green, exquisitely tessellated. 
15 JAPONICA (syn. B. Metake) (6 to 7 feet), stems much branched when mature, 
with long persistent dark green sharply pointed leaves ; a grand specimen. 
19 METALLICA, dwarf-growing, pointed deep green leaves 6 to 9 inches long 
and 1A inches across, borne near the apex of stout stems. 
20 nitida (6 to 10 feet), bright green leaves, 2 to 3 inches long ; stems shortly 
branched ; very hardy. 
21 pygmsea (6 to 12 inches), one of the dwarfest growing Bamboos. The leaves 
are long, of a bright green colour ; a vigorous and rampant grower, carpeting the 
ground wherever it is planted. 
22 Simonii, attains a height of 12 to 15 feet, broad tapering leaves 12 inches in 
length ; a very handsome and ornamental species. 
23 Striata, a silvery striped form, of dwarf habit. 
32 Veitchii (2 feet), with rounded stem and relatively small leaves, the edges 
of which wither in winter, giving the plant a variegated appearance. 
38 BAMBUSA ARUNDINACEA, slender stems and long plumes of light green leaves. 
49 nana, a pretty, dwarf-growing Bamboo. 
52 PALMATA (5 feet), leaves long and very broad, vivid green above, glaucous 
below ; makes a bold and most effective group. 
62 tessellata (2J feet), the largest leaved of all ; tessalation minute. 
