Bark is unusual in the case of endogenous trees. Arborescens refers to fact that it is a tree. [p190]
FOOTNOTE
[117] See paragraph Bark, Endogenous Trees, page 55.
BAMBOO. (Bambusæ.)
The bamboos are giant members of a group (grasses[118]), the other individuals of which, while widely distributed, valued, and very numerous, are for the most part insignificant as to bulk, height, and structural characteristics. The canes and bamboos are exceptions in that they form what may well be called forests, and produce woods used in construction. The Bamboos (Bambusæ), including about twenty genera and two hundred species,[119] are distributed unevenly over the tropical zone.
PLATE 39. BAMBOO (Bambusæ).
Top--Bamboo Grove, Philippines.
By the courtesy of the Manila P.O. Forestry Bureau.
Bottom--Bamboo Grove, China.
Bamboo sections, 5-1/4 inches diameter.