CHAP. VI BAMBUSA PYGMA#A LGUs? 
There are usually from three to five secondary nerves flank- 
ing the midrib. 
Small as this Bamboo is, it is a most determined little 
vagabond, its rampant rhizomes forcing their way everywhere, 
especially where they are not wanted, and taking no denial. 
It is a most valuable plant for making a thick carpet in a wild 
place, defying all attacks of frost or weather, as happy in 
winter as in summer, gay and bright at all times of the year, 
and a deadly foe to weeds; but beware of it in a border, it 
invades everything and will soon crowd out less sturdy neigh- 
bours. I have even had to dig up a gravel path to get rid 
of it. 
