DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 



Plate I. A commercial grove of the black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) growing at 

 Kaiden, Shinkotari, near Kyoto, tiie property of Mr. Denkichi Fujibayashi. 

 Age unknown, but probably more than 30 years old. Photographed by Yendo. 



Plate II. A well-kept forest of Phyllostachys quilioi growing on good soil, showing an 

 open drainage ditch in foreground and the thick mulch of leaves and straw 

 which cover the ground. Age probably over 50 years. Photographed by 

 Yendo. 



Plate III. Bamboo forests. Fig. 1. — A well-kept forest of Phyllostachys quilioi grow- 

 ing on poor soil filled with gravel Weeding has not been as recently done as in 

 that part of the forest shown in PI. II. The two photographs from which 

 these plates were prepared were taken from points not 20 yards apart in the 

 forest of Mr. Isuke Tsuboi, of Kusafuka. Photographed by Yendo. Fig. 2. — A 

 badly kept forest of timber bamboo {Phyllostachys quilioi) growing on good soil 

 adjacent to the well-kept forest shown in PI. II. This shows the effect of not 

 weeding, thinning out, or fertilizing. Photographed by Y^endo. 



Plate IV. Bamboo groves in Japan. Fig. 1. — A hillside grove or forest of the edible 

 species (Pliyllostachi/s mitis) 20 years old, showing large size of the culms. 

 Fig.' 2. — A grove of the same species over 100 years old near Tokyo. The bundle 

 of barley straw shown on the right will be used for mulching purposes. Fig. 3. — 

 A 12-day-old shoot of Phyllostachj/s quilioi in a forest of the same species on Mr. 

 Tsuboi' s place at Kusafuka. 



Plate Y. Bamboo groves in Japan. Fig. 1. — Clump of Arundinaria simoni, showing 

 the persistent characteristic sheaths. Fig. 2. — Grove of Phyllostachys quilioi on 

 Mr. Tsuboi's place at Kusafuka. Age unknown, but probably more than 50 

 years old. Fig. o.--Plat of a species of bamboo called by Mr. Tsuboi " Han- 

 chiku," from Tosa Island, which has not been determined botanically so far as 

 known. An exceedingly pretty, decorative form, somewhat like Phyllostachys 

 palmata. 



Plate VI. Bamboo plants. Fig. 1.— A young black bamboo plant of which the 

 rhizome, to be seen on the left, has died. The rosette of leaves still remains 

 alive, but no young shoots are formed. This specimen was dug in Mr. Tsuboi's 

 garden at Kusafuka. Photographed by Yendo. Fig. 2. — Properly dug young 

 plant of black bamboo ready to transplant, showing several inches of rhizome 

 on both sides of the base of the stem, which is necessary for the production of 

 new shoots. This specimen was dug under Mr. Tsuboi's direction and repre- 

 sents his idea of how a plant should be prepared for transplanting if dug late in 

 the season. Photographed by Yendo. Fig. 3. — Rhizome or underground stem 

 of bamboo (Phyllostachys quilioi), showing young shoots and roots springing from 

 the nodes. Dug in June. If dug in winter, the buds would all be in a dormant 

 condition. Photographed by Yendo. 



Plate VII. Bamboo scenes. Fig. 1. — Dwarf bamboos at Kusafuka. Fig. 2. — Em- 

 bankment on top of a wall in a city street in Tokyo planted with Bambusa veitchii. 

 Fig. 3. — Young shoot showing effects of the bamboo culm-boring larva. Sawdust 

 on outside of shoot affords evidence cf presence of larva within. Fig. 4- — Longi- 

 tudinal section of young shoot showing the culm-boring larva inside one of the 

 segments. • Photographed by Yendo. 



P/LATE VIII. Bamboos in California. Figs. 1 and 3. — Rows of Phyllostachys quilioi (?) 

 growing 25 feet tali in the grounds of a nursery company at Niles. Watered 

 twice a year with 2 inches of water each time. This species is called Bambusa 

 striata by Mr. Rock. Fig. 2.— Plant of Phyllostachys quilioi (?) which was set out 

 two years ago in the grounds of a nursery company at Niles. 

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