Bamboo Utensils from Shantung, China. Phyllostachys sp. 



Cups and jars from bamboo joints, obtained in Tsao 

 chou fu, Shantung, China. Photo by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, 

 Peking, China, April 24, 1914. These utensils, apparently 

 turned on an ordinary lathe, show some of the possibilities 

 of bamboo, not usually considered in this country. It may 

 be that the turning by removing the epidermis makes the 

 dishes less likely to crack in a dry atmosphere. In Ameri- 

 can steam-heated houses bamboo utensils appear at a de- 

 cided disadvantage because they dry unevenly and crack. 

 Such as are used for outdoor purposes, however, last a 

 long time, are exceedingly cheap and light and pleasing to 

 look at. 



