BAMBOOS, RUSHES, AND GRASSES. There are numerous kinds of bamboos, bamboo grasses, and other long grasses, cultivated in gardens, namely:�Bambusa nana (Kan-chiku), Bambusa aurea (Howo-chiku), Bambusa chino (Kanzan-chiku), Bambusa senanensis (Suzu-take). Bambusa senanensis, var. albo marginata (Kuma-zasa), Bambusa sterilis (Hotei-chiku), Bambusa variegata (Chigo-dake, Chigo-zasa, and Ogon-chiku), Phyllostachys kumazasa (Gomai-zasa), Phyllostachys bambusoides (Ya-dake), Phyllostachys nigra (Kurorchiku, Ha-chiku, or Ma-dake), Arundinaria japonica (Me-daka or Ne-zasa), Alisma plantago (Omo-daka), Phragmitis communis (Yoshi or Ashi), Eularia japonica- (Susuki), and Eularia cotulifera (Abura-susuki). Among turfs are:�Zoysia pungens (Chosen-shiba, Korai-shiba and No-shiba), and Selaginella involvens (Iwa-shiba). And among mosses:�Selaginella kraussiana (Eizan-goke), and other kinds known as Yama-goke, Ja-goke, Zeni-goke, Matsuba-goke, and Hinata-goke.
