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a variety. It is not a large species, about 12 or 14 feet tall, 

 with rather broad dark green leaves. 

 M. gracilis, Kurz. 



Singapore — (Wallich 5,032). 

 I have not seen this. It appears to be a small plant abcut 10 

 feet tall. 



DENDB CALAMUS, 



D. strtctus, Nees. Mttnuo, in the Monograph of Bamboos, mentions 

 having received this from Singapore from Mo^tgomerte, and 

 says that it is a variety with very large whorls of the inflo= 

 rescence. I do not think the species is anywhere will in 

 Singapore, but perhaps his specimens came from a garden. 

 It is the well-known male bamboo so much in request for 

 spear handles. 



D.flagellifer, Munro. Common and probably native, but it ig 

 most frequently seen near villages, in Singapore at least. 

 Singapore — Jurong. 

 Malacca — Bukit Sabukor. 

 Siam— Bangtaphan, extremely common (Dr. Keith), 



B. giganteus, Munro. Bambusa gigantea. Wallich. Walltch ob- 

 tained his specimens from Penan^, but whether it was wild 

 there, or cultivated, does not appear. I have not seen or 

 heard of it from there. It is stated to be indigenous to 

 Malacca, and Mr. Dkiiry told me he thinks he has found 

 the plant in Bukit Sadanen, whence he sent cuttings to the 

 Botanic Gardens. The magnificent plants in Peradeniya Gar= 

 dens, Ceylon, are well known to every visitor there. It has 

 been often introduced into Singapore, but does not grow at 

 all to its normal size, and indeed appears not to thrive at 

 much less than 1,000 feet altitude. 



BAMBUSA, 



B, nana, Thw. 



The hedge bamboo most cultivated, supposed to be a native oi 

 China. 



