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128671 to 128816— Continued 



128696. Bambusa eutuldoides McClure. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



No. 1200. Taai Ngaan Chuk. From Heung Lo Keuk, Ts'ing-yuen District, 

 Kwangtung. Vegetative propagation from the living type. A large sympodial 

 bamboo cultivated for its thick-walled, upright culms which are used locally 

 for heavy construction and miscellaneous farm needs. 



128697. Sinocalamus sp. Poaceae. Bamboo. 

 No, 1201. Tin Se Chuk. From Heung Lo Keuk, Ts'ing-yuen District, Kwang- 

 tung. A large sympodial bamboo, cultivated partly as an ornamental and 

 partly for its edible shoots. The pale-green culms are strictly erect with 

 long drooping whiplike tips. 



128698. Bambusa textilis McClure. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



No. 1202. Wong Chuk. From Heung Lo Keuk, Ts'ing-yuen District, Kwang- 

 tung. A medium-sized, thin-walled clump type bamboo. 



For previous introduction and description see 80872. 



128699. Sinocalamus sp. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



No. 1295. Tiu Sz Taan Chuk. From Heung Lo Keuk, Ts'ing-yuen District, 

 Kwangtung. A large sympodial species, differing from No. 1201 [P. I. 128697] 

 chiefly in its white-striate culm sheaths. A very ornamental bamboo, grown 

 chiefly for its edible shoots. 



128700 to 128708. Bambusa spp. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



128700. Bambusa pervariabilis McClure. 



No. 1226. Yau Chuk. From Honam Island, P'an-yu District, Kwang- 

 tung. A large, stiffly upright, much-branched sympodial bamboo, cultivated 

 for its thick-walled straight culms which are highly esteemed for heavy 

 construction and punting poles. The wood is very durable. 



128701. Bambusa lapidea McClure. 



No. 1227. Yau Lak Chuk. From Honam Island, P'an-yu District, Kwang- 

 tung. A large sympodial slightly spiny bamboo, grown for its thick-walled- 

 culms, which are used for heavy construction. 



128702. Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. Hedge bamboo. 



No. 1240. Ngau Kan Chuk. From Yau Ue Haang, Kwang-ning District ; 

 Kwangtung. A well-known species which attains a height of about 25 feet. 



128703. Bambusa textilis var. maculata McClure. 



No. 1241. TsHng P'ei Chuk. From Oo Shek, Hwai-tsih District, Kwangsi. 

 A medium large sympodial bamboo grown for its culms ; it differs from the 

 type in having the lower internodes obscurely white-striate and more or 

 less visibly mottled with maroon when young. It is cultivated chiefly as 

 a source of split bamboo for woven work. The smaller culms find a ready 

 market as bean poles, and the tips, discarded from the split-bamboo industry, 

 are used to make pulp for a cheap grade of paper. 



128704. Bambusa textilis McClure. 



No. 1242. TsHng P'ei Chuk. From Au Tsai, Hwai-tsih District, Kwangsi. 

 A medium large sympodial bamboo, cultivated chiefly as a source of split 

 bamboo for woven work. The smaller culms find a ready market as bean 

 poles. The tips of the culms, discarded from the split-bamboo industry, are 

 used to make pulp for a cheap grade of paper. 



128705. Bambusa lapidea McClure. Bamboo. 



No. 1245. Ngau Kuen Chuk. From T'ai P'eng Shi, Ts'ing-yuen District, 

 Kwangtung. A large, sympodial, slightly thorny bamboo cultivated for its 

 culms, which are used for heavy construction and for various farm purposes. 



128706. Bambusa ventkicosa McClure. Buddha bamboo. 



No. 2651. Fat To Chuk. From the Fati Gardens, Canton, Kwangtung. 

 A sympodial bamboo grown by the Chinese in pots as an ornamental. Under 

 the conditions of pot culture many if not most of the culms and branches 



