124 VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES. 

 CANE AND BAMBOO. 



Cane Calamus verus. 



Canes, which are used so abundantly as a material 

 for forming- the bottoms of chairs and other articles 

 of furniture, are of eastern production. 



The Indian cane grows straight and tall without 

 branches, and is surmounted by a tuft or crown. 

 Its bark is thickly beset with straight spines, but 

 this being removed, the smooth cane is disclosed, 



