192 THE PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF IVOOD 



Bamboo. Bambusa vulgaris. 



Nomenclature. 



Bamboo local and common name. 



Locality. 



Florida (acclimated). 



Features of Tree. 



Seventy-five feet in height, four to six inches in diameter. 

 Delicate branches and leaves. Greenish glazed jointed stem, 

 extensive roots. 



Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. 



Yellowish brown, conspicuously fibrous, moderately thin walls, 

 central canal broken by joints. 



Structural Qualities of Wood. 

 Light, elastic, works easily. 



Representative Uses of Wood. 



Posts, poles, utensils, troughs, pipes, roofing, paper. 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 

 Variable. 



Modulus of Elasticity. ■ 



2,380,000 (Johnson's " Materials of Construction," p. 689). 

 Modulus of Rupture. 



27,400 (Johnson's " Materials of Construction," p. 689). 

 Remarks. 



