BAMBOS TULDA. BAMBOO. 
Photograph of a common Bengalese bamboo from Sibpur, Cal- 
cutta, taken at Culebra, Canal Zone, December, 1910. Plants 
planted May, 1908. One of the most useful plants of Bengal, 
the fiber of which is largely used for mats, baskets, fans and 
window-blinds. In America the best split bamboos are made from 
the wood of this species. The young shoots when tender are 
used as food, and the wood is used for roofing, scaffolding, 
and baskets. Some forms because of their numerous thorns form 
excellent hedges. As the walls of the culms are very thick 
this species has been suggested as a source of supply for bam- 
boo woven lathing, basket material, etc. Grows very rapidly, 
the specimen in the photograph having attained a height of 
about 45 feet in three seasons of growth. The species is sup- 
posed to stand some frost, is quite drought-resistant, and 
recommends itself as an ornamental. 
