[Footnote 119: B. E. Fernow notes (p. 29, Forestry Bulletin No. 11): "In addition to the genus bambusa, the genera Arundinaria, Arundo, Dendrocalamus, and Guadua are the most important." All of tribe Bambusae.] [Footnote 120: Frederic H. Sawyer. Memb. Inst. C. E., "Inhabitants of the Philippines," Chas. Scribner's Sons. 1900 (p. 5).] [Footnote 121: Page 29, U. S. Forestry Bulletin No. 11.] [Footnote 122: Prof. Isaac F. Holton, "New Granada," Harper Bros., New York, 1857 (p. 109).] [Footnote 123: "Cycle of Cathay," Fleming H. Revell Co., 1899 (p. 172).] [Footnote 124: Materials of Construction, 1897, p. 689.] [Footnote 125: Henry G. Hubbard, U. S. Forestry Bulletin No. 11, A. B. Mitford.] "The Bamboo Garden," Macmillan, 1896. Kurz, "Bamboo and its Uses," Calcutta, 1876. "Bamboo as substitute for Wood," Fernow, p. 203, 6th Annual Report. BAMBOO. _Bambusa vulgaris._ Nomenclature. Bamboo local and common name. Locality. Florida (acclimated). Features of Tree. Seventy-five feet in height, four to six inches in diameter. Delicate branches and leaves. Greenish glazed jointed stem, extensive roots. Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. Yellowish brown, conspicuously fibrous, moderately thin walls, central canal broken by joints. Structural Qualities of Wood. Light, elastic, works easily. Representative Uses of Wood. Posts, poles, utensils, troughs, pipes, roofing, paper. Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. Variable. Modulus of Elasticity. 2,380,000 (Johnson's "Materials of Construction," p. 689). Modulus of Rupture. 27,400 (Johnson's "Materials of Construction," p. 689). Remarks. [p193] INDEX. PAGE A _Abies_, 149, 156 _balsamea_, 156, 157 _concolor_, 136, 156, 159 _grandis_, 156, 158 _magnifica_, 160 _nobilis_, 161 _taxifolia_, 154 Acacia, 77 False, 78 Three-thorned, 78 _Acer_, 40 _dasycarpum_, 43 _macrophyllum_, 45 _negundo_, 46 _pseudo-platanus_, 40, 65 _rubrum_, 44 _saccharinum_, 43 _saccharum_, 42 _Æsculus_, 96 _flava_, 98 _glabra_, 97 _hippocastanum_, 96, 97 _octandra_, 98 Alburnum, 7 Algaroba, 79 Alligator-wood, 100 Apple, 27 Apple-tree (Osage), 113 Arborvitæ, 168, 171, 172 Giant, 172 Pacific, 175 _Arbutus_, 108 _menziesii_, 108, 110 _Arundinaria_, 190 _Arundo_, 190 Ash, 27, 29, 33 American, 29 Black, 28, 29, 32, 46 Blue, 31, 33 Brown, 30 Cane, 29 Green, 27, 33 Hoop, 32 Mountain, 27 Oregon, 34 Prickly, 27 Red, 30 River, 30 Second-growth, 28 Swamp, 32, 33 Stinking, 46 Sugar, 46 Water, 32, 33, 46 White, 27, 29, 33 Yellow, 27 Aspen, 81 Large American, 83 Quaking, 83 B Balluck, 128 Balm, 85 Balm of Gilead, 157 Fir, 157 Balsam, 157 Canada, 157 He, 150 White, 159 Balsam Fir, 136 Balsam Tree, 159 Bamboo, 190, 192 _Bambusæ_, 190 _vulgaris_, 192 Bass, 81