Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1919 — Chinese Bamboo. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Chinese Bamboo.

The number of different varieties of bamboo found in China is over thirty. Mr. Frank N. Meyer, agricultural explorer for the United States in China, made an extended- study of the bamboo for the purpose of demonstrating Its utility for introduction -into the United States. The results of his -studies can-lw— obtained from the department of agriculture.