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Bambusa arundinacea, Roxb. 



The Thorny Bamboo of India. It requires rich, moist soil, 

 and delights on river banks. It is of less height than Bam- 

 busa vulgaris ; it also sends up from the root numerous 

 stems, but with bending branches, thorny at the joints. 

 The seeds of this and some other Bamboos are useful aa 

 food for fowls. 



Bambusa attenuata, Thwaites. 



The Hardy Bamboo of Ceylon, there growing on the moun- 

 tains at elevations between 4000 to 6000 feet. It attains a 

 height of 25 feet. 



Bambusa elegantissima, Hasskarl. 



Java, on mountains about 4000 feet high. Very tall and 

 exceedingly slender; the upper branches pendulous. A 

 hardy species. 



Bambusa monadelpha. (Dendrocalamus monadelphus, Thwaites.) 

 Ceylon, on mountains from 4000 to 6000 feet high. A dwarf 

 but handsome Bamboo, reaching only a height of 12 feet. 



Bambusa spinosa, Eoxb. 



Bengal. A Bamboo of considerable height. The central 

 cavity of the canes is of less width than in most other species, 

 thus the strength for many technic purposes is increased. 



Bambusa stricta, Roxb. (DendrocMamus strictus, Nees.) 



India, particularly Bengal. Grows on drier ground than 

 B. arundinacea. It is also smaller, and quite straight. Its 

 strength and solidity renders it fit for many select technic 

 purposes. 



Bambusa verticillata, Blume. 

 The Whorled Bamboo of Java. 



Bambusa vulgaris, Wendland. 



The large unarmed Bamboo of Bengal, It attains a height 

 of 70 feet, and stems may attain even a length of 40 feet in 

 one season, though the growth is slower in our clime. It 

 has proved to be capable of resisting the occasional night 

 frost of the lowlands of Victoria. It is the best for building 

 Bamboo-Houses. Immersion in water for some time ren- 



