Smithsonian Rfr>nrt 1954 — Smitli 



Plate 5 



1. An introduced bamboo, Bambusa vulgaris, is widely luili/cd. licre a iliior ol woven 

 split bamboo is being laid in a new house. The reeds lining' the walls, of the large grass 

 Miscanthus japonicus, are woven together with coconut or hibiscus fibers. Main' species 

 of forest trees produce the huge timbers that Fijians use in their houses, which are built 

 entireh' without the use of metal fastenings. 



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2. Bamboo makes strong rafts to carry loads of bananas down the rapids of the Navua 

 River. These are "one-way" crafts and terminate their career at the river's mouth, the 

 rapids prohibiting their return. 



