THE KINGDOM OF FLOWERS 1023 
Photo by E. H. Wilson, Arnold Arboretum 
Phyllostachys mtis Riv., 20 To 25 FEET’ HICH, IN BUD: NEAR KIATING FU, 
WESTERN SZECHUAN 
The shoots of this bamboo are more highly prized by Chinese and by many Europeans than 
asparagus shoots 
