GIANT BAMBOOS. 
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ll .—periodicity in length of 
INTERNODES . 
A number of full grown culms were felled at different 
times and careful measurements made of them. 
In the following table the internodes are numbered from 
below upwards. No. 1 is the lowest which could be 
conveniently measured. Below it were a few short inter¬ 
nodes obscured by a covering of roots and curving to join 
the rhizome. The lengths are given in millimetres. 
Table II. 
Inter- 
node. 
a. 
b. 
c. 
d. 
Inter- 
node. 
a. 
b. 
c. 
d. 
84 
185 
54 
260 
301 
334 
245* 
83 
— 
— 
180 
— 
53 
.271 
317 
350 
252* 
82 
155 
— 
175 
— 
52 
286 
322 
353 
503 
81 
165 
_ 
215 
— 
51 
303 
311 
350 
330 
80 
174 
— 
170 
— 
50 
323 
I 280 
358 
372 
79 
179 
_ 
185 
— 
49 
338 
! 310 
375 
382 
78 
180 
180 
180 
— 
48 
351 
340 
407 
430 
77 
172 
180 
200 
60 
47 
362 
385 
432 
431 
76 
165 
211 
190 
75 
46 
380 
387 
445 
450 
75 
140 
192 
210 
85 
45 
385 
406 
447 
452 
74 
135 
231 
215 
145 
44 
392 
421 
450 
470 
73 
140 
182 
233 
139 
43 
402 
445 
456 
453 
72 
145 
212 
230 
147 
42 
414 
467 
453 
492 
71 
145 
201 
245 
128 
41 
437 
490 
460 
490 
70 
141 
224 
240 
185 
40 
454 
505 
465 
475 
69 
159 
222 
260 
131 
39 
475 
510 
477 
453 
68 
165 
253 
256 
154 
38 
492 
527 
496 
460 
67 
178 
250 
277 
140 
37 
510 
528 
515 
468 
66 
193 
270 
283 
135 
36 
527 
531 
520 
477 
65 
204 
261 
295 
122 
35 
530 
513 
542 
502 
64 
220 
265 
311 
102 
34 
528 
553 
536 
535 
63 
241 
250 
305 
98 
33 
533 
532 
534 
563 
62 
252 
252 
321 
79 
32 
533 
510 
531 
562 
61 
252 
243 
335 
90 
31 
526 
515 
543 
596 
60 
251 
239 
330 
115 
30 
532 
535 
540 
568 
59 
253 
240 
330 
130 
29 
525 
526 
540 
580 
58 
251 
238 
337 
165* 
28 
527 
544 
535 
554 
57 
245 
265 
345 
180* 
27 
529 
535 
545 
565 
56 
245 
280 
346 
185* 
26 
520 
550 
532 
522 
55 
247 
295 
342 
207* 
25 
518 
540 
554 
554 
