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CASE ^^^®' from Japan ; narrow strips of bamboo, used in North 

 29^ Formosa as a substitute for cord ; basket, hat, and fan, from 



North Formosa ; and stems of J9. nutans, Wall., and bows made 



from them, from India. 

 CASE In the centre of the Case observe a flowering panicle £nd 



125. stems of B. pallida, Munro, from India. Observe also a Rough 

 Broom, such as is used in China, made entirely of bamboo ; a 

 Blow Pipe from Perak, made of a single joint of bamboo 

 (Bambtisa Wrayi, Stapf), see Kew Bulletin, 1893, pp. 14-16 ; 

 and leaves of B, tessellata, Munro, used for lining the boxes for 

 packing the finest Grreen Tea from China. 



On the middle shelf are specimens of paper stock and finished 

 paper made from bamboo. 



On the left side of this Case observe stems of Bambusa 

 Brandisiiy Munro, from India. 



[A fine stem of this species, 86 feet long, is shown in front 

 of the upper gallery in Museum No. III.] 

 CASE Along the top of the Case is a Lanck, as used by the British 



126. cavalry, the shaft made of the stem of the Male Bamboo 

 {Dendrocalamus strictus, Nees) ; rough stems of this species are 

 also shown, as well as the crushed stem as prepared for ex- 

 portation from India for paper making. The following speci- 

 mens are also exhibited in this Case : vStems of D. Hamillonii, 

 Nees. and Arnot; D. membranaceus, Munro ; D. giganteus, 

 Munro ; and D. long ispn thus, Kurz., Gigantochloa macro- 

 stachya, Kurz. Mat made in Sierra Leone of split stems of 

 Oxytenanthera sp. Also African spears from the River Niger. 

 The shafts are probably made of the stems of Oxytenanthera 

 ahyssinica, Munro. 



The Table Case in the centre of the room contains a miscel- 

 laneous collection of Bamboo products, consisting of hats, 

 baskets, walking sticks, pipe stems, combs, musical instruments, 

 snuff-boxes, fans, &c., from India, China, Japan, Straits 

 Settlements, South and Eastern Africa ; also a box made in 

 Ceylon of the Clouded or Spotted Bamboo ( Teinnstachyum 

 maculatum, Trim.). 

 CASES C)n the landing at the top of the descent staircase on either 

 127 side of the doorway leading from the Grallory or Room No. 9 

 and observe Panels carved in the stem of the IIaiky Bamboo 

 128. {Dendrocalamus latiflorus, Munro), from Wenchow. The 

 stems are boiled to make them soft ; they are then opened and 

 flattened by pressure, and after being scraped are ready for 



