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Case 14. — Standard mounted with the various species of bam- 
boo cultivated in Japan. 
Originally no bamboos grew on the islands of the Japanese 
archipelago, where they are now cultivated to a large extent, and 
rendered, by husbandry processes, very straight, firm, and useful. 
The red and brown colorations, spots, ridges, blotches, and other 
beautifying marks upon these bamboos are also the result of care- 
ful and studied cultivation of various fungi parasitic upon them. 
Cases 15A, 15B, and 15C.— The Cabinet Woods of Japan. 
Case 16. — Minor Forest Products; Starches, Pyroligneous 
Acid, Fossil Boards, and Charcoal, accompanied by explanatory 
labels and water-color drawings. 
Cases 17A, 17B, and 17C. — Minor Forest Products: Edible 
Mushrooms, Waxes, Lacquer and Camphor. 
In this case probably the greatest interest lies in the careful 
consideration of the lacquer industry, which is well represented by 
water-color drawings and the product itself. The same may be 
said of the camphor industry, which is similarly and as carefully 
shown. 
Case 18. — Standard of Toko Posts. 
The Toko is the ornamental place of honor in the Japanese 
parlor. It is here that ceremonial tea is served. This place is 
dear to the heart of the Japanese hostess, and is generally furnished 
in the height of Japanese neatness and artistic taste. These posts 
are placed to support a canopy overhead, and are always of some 
natural unhewn wood, often decorticated, or partially so. The 
woods chosen for toko posts are generally those of high commercial 
value and especial rarity. 
Cases 19A, 19B, 19C. — Grains and Minor Forest Products. 
In this case will be found most of the species of rice of Japan, 
both natural and whitened ; tan barks, dyes and fibrous barks ; 
also the woods used in the manufacture of paper, together with 
paper pulp from same. 
BRITISH INDIA. 
Cases 20, 20A, and 20B.— The Fibers and Minor Forest 
Products of India. 
Wall. — The wall in this section is wainscoted with various 
species of the commercial timbers of the country, in the center of 
