Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1894 — Raising Bamboo in Florida. [ARTICLE]

Raising Bamboo in Florida.

Cincinnati Enquirer. “Success!ul experiments have been made, in raising bamboo in Florida,” said Abe VVaithen at the Grand-. “There are several patches near Ft, Myers, and the plants are all growing rapidly, sometimes as much as a ffßot=m^sdng’!c—nights- ~ The—impofiT tance of this new industry can not be overestimated. For the building of light summer houses, or for certain classes of furniture, bamboo can not be surpassed. Road vehicles can be made out of it and many other things too numerous to mention. Clothing can be made from its fiber, as can paper, and a portion of it is most excellent as food. It is the only plant known that furnishes 'shelter, clothing and sustenance to mankind, and its introduction here will be of great public benefit.”