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measurements of culms given in Table 9 is July 3. Except for 

 the later development of the culms, Gigantochloa levis shows the 

 same general growth phenomena as Bambusa spinosa and Bam- 

 busa vulgaris, but the rates of growth, according to our tables, 

 are intermediate. 



Table 10. — Growth of culms of Gigantochloa levis, at Division of Inves- 

 tigation, Bureau of Forestry, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippine Islands. 

 Data from report by Ranger Oro. 



Height in meters at first measurement. 



.09 



.05 



.10 



.09 



.24 



.10 



.20 



.15 



.37 







Growth 



in meters during successive 



weeks. 









.03 

 .02 



.04 

 .05 



























.14 



.08 

 .07 

 .20 



.05 

 .02 

 .08 



.07 

 .11 

 .11 



.08 

 .11 

 .10 



.12 

 .16 

 .32 



.01 

 .03 

 .01 







.33 

 .88 

 1.14 



.13 

 .30 





.01 



.16 



.01 



.23 



.18 



.88 



.01 



.49 



.10 



1.80 



.58 



.23 



.60 



.49 



1.21 



.01 



1.14 



.07 



2.04 



.92 



.27 



1.13 



.92 



1.58 



.01 



1.69 



.14 



1.57 



.68 



.64 



1.16 



1.05 



1.19 



.33 



1.00 



.26 



1.30 



1.29 



1.12 



1.22 



.98 



1.48 



.22 



1.19 



.72 



1.15 



2.73 



1.11 



1.81 



1.63 



.99 



.77 



1.81 



1.45 



.75 



1.88 



1.01 



1.55 



1.90 



2.28 



1.30 



1.85 



1.55 



1.41 



.87 



2.16 



1.97 



1.67 



1.20 



1.90 



1.57 



2.35 



1.09 



1.75 



2.60 



1.65 



1.35 



1.35 



2.70 



.99 



2.10 



.63 



1.49 



1.05 



1.00 



1.45 



.92 



2.00 



.70 



1.05 





.78 



1.11 



.50 



.90 



.57 



1.47 



.30 



1.20 





.33 



.94 



.30 



.50 



.22 



.92 





.95 







.50 



.20 

 .16 



.16 





.50 

 .20 







































Total heights. 









13.90 



13.00 



13.96 



13.56 



14.71 



12.49 



13.36 



12. 10 



14.60 



