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Fig. 99. Interior and exterior view of bamboo forest at Savannah, Georgia. Photo 

 from United States Department of Agriculture. 



velops periodically from cells in the cortex of the stem. The stem thus 

 increases in diameter from time to time (Fig. 100). 



Place of growth in length. The place of growth in length of the stem 

 may be recognized by both its external and internal appearance. At the 

 top of the stem the leaves are relatively small and young, and several of 

 the internodes are not fully elongated. Internally, parenchyma is the 



