130 THE BAMBOO GARDEN CHAP. VI 
great rapidity of growth. The colour of the two-year-old 
stems is a bright yellow, the upper rim of the knots is a 
darker yellow, while the lower rim is of a grayish colour, the 
white band of waxy bloom under the node being most con- 
spicuous. 
The species was first introduced into Europe from the 
north of China about the year 1846 by the French Vice- 
Admiral, Count Cécille. 
