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PLATE 3 



1. Hardwood-framed house with walls of bamboo matting and roof of bamboo shingles 

 (Bambusa folymorpha). A modern adaptation developed in Burma. 



2. The muli bamboo {Melocanna baccifera) is the principal material used for housing and 

 industrial purposes in East Pakistan. Millions of culms of this bamboo come into 

 Chittagong each year by raft. 



