. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. BAMBOO BB. Htirjht less thane ft. C. I'ariegation white. 14. A. F6rtunei, A. and C. Riviere {B. Fdrtiinei, Van Houtte, and var. varie<i(\ta, Hon.). Heiglit 3-4 ft.: Ivs. 4-5 in. long, half as wide or a little more, striped with white. Jap. 15: 1535. —Loses its Ivs. in winter, but quickly recovers in spr
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. BAMBOO BB. Htirjht less thane ft. C. I'ariegation white. 14. A. F6rtunei, A. and C. Riviere {B. Fdrtiinei, Van Houtte, and var. varie<i(\ta, Hon.). Heiglit 3-4 ft.: Ivs. 4-5 in. long, half as wide or a little more, striped with white. Jap. 15: 1535. —Loses its Ivs. in winter, but quickly recovers in spring. More popular than the next two species. The internodes are rarely more than 1 in. apart, while in A. aurieoma they are 3-5 in. apart. Var. aitrea, Hort., with yellow variegation, is A. aiiricoma. Var. viricUs, This is an old favorite, and far more common than the next 4 species. Rhi- zomes are more active than the next, and demand more 15. B. angustifblia, Mitford (B. Vilmorhii, Hort.). Height about 1 ft.: sts. slender, purplish or light green: Ivs. 2-4 in. long, about ^i in. wide, serrate, frequently variegated with white. Jap. CC. Variegation yellow. 16. A. aurlcoma, Mitford {A. and B. Fdrtiinei, var. «»)Yn, Hort.). Height 2-3 ft.: Ivs. 5-6 in. long, about 1 in. wide, brilliantly variegated with yellow, softly pu- bescent beneath, serrate. Jap. 17. A. chryaintha, Mitford (B. chrysdntha, Hort.). Height 3-5 ft.: Ivs. 5-7 in. long, 1 in. or less wide, nearly smooth, sometimes variegated with yellow, but not so brightly as in ,1. aiirir,,iiia. Jap. Also dis- tinguished from A. aitrieotiia by the lower surface of the leaf being markedly ribbed, and lacking the soft, velvety down. " Being neither frankly green nor frankly variegated, it is rather a disappointing ;—Mitford. D. Arra Variegation absent, igement of Ivs. distichous. 18. B. dlsticha, Mitford (B. nina, Hort., not Roxb.). Height 2-3 ft.: branches numerous : Ivs. 2-2K in. long, y
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