UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUl'roRE^(4 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1329 
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Washington, D. C. T May, 1925 
BAMBOOS: THEIR CULTURE AND USES 
IN THE UNITED STATES 
B. T.GALLOWAY 
Office of Foreign Seed and Pbnt Introduction, Bureau of Plant ladostry 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Introduction 1 
Botany of the Bamboos ..4 
Cultural Types ...6 
Uses of Bamboo 14 
Propagation and Culture 26 
Bamboos as Ornamentals 33 
Bamboo Diseases 37 
Bamboo Insects 39 
Literature Cited 45 
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