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measurements of culms given in Table 9 is July 3. Except for 
the later development of the culms, Gigantochloa levis shows the 
same general growth phenomena as Bambusa spinosa and Bam- 
busa vulgaris, but the rates of growth, according to our tables, 
are intermediate. 
TABLE 10.—Growth of culms of Gigantochloa levis, at Division of Inves- 
tigation, Bureau of Forestry, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippine Islands. 
Data from report by Ranger Oro. 

Height in meters at first measurement. 

09 05 10 09) .24 10 | Dold An ema 

Growth in meters during successive weeks. 
igen 03 Vs Vege [ee SORE Ls OR OCR Pie LIE tet Gis 
erat One .02 TOBIN ar eco eine Me SS a ee ld EN, OO NOE 
08 05 .07 .08 12 Ton Piece I ee 38 
SOT) 10, 3302 wu Ap 6216 08 4 Sere 88 
.20| 08 au 10 | 32 01 -30 | ot | Asta 
nig 01 23 eHB ne 208 Ie NEO 49) 10} 1.80 | 
58 23 60 pigs |e Pisa ae} 104 07 | 2.04 
SO? 297. | ydets .92| 1.58 01; Leo) 14) debra 
68 .64| 116) 1.05| 1.19 33 | 1.00 26 = 1.30 
1.29| 1.12) 1.22 .98| 1.48 22) 1.19 _2| 1.15 
2.73 Lu 1.81 es, 1 sog/|) anal aes 1.45 15 
1.83:|.. onl avaele 90s) aee > “eso! | 8a.) isp iene 
s7| 2.16] 2.97|. 1.67| 120] 1.90) Lov| 225) 109 
1075 .|> > 160)| Bee Neel aude Se ule a 1eso: Ieee 70 99 2.10 63 
1.49| 1.05| 1.00 | 1.45 | 92} 2.00 Ho 105: | 2am 
mg At 50 90 | pv | 1.47 530) <1220)|-e_a ee | 
33 94 30 50 | 22 gpl ies ote 95 ee 
Wid toks 50 20 iit etek Wy] Gee sok ame ee BS os 
Total heights. 


a 
13. 90 13. 00 13.96 | 13.56 14.71} 12.49 13. 36 12.10 | 14.60 | 

