Note 51 — CONTENTS. (continued 3)

The bambu51 is one of the useful plants of Hawaii nei, but it is not like the other trees which we have heretofore noted; it differs materially. It is long, jointed, and hollow inside; its leaves are long and narrow like the leaves of the foreign bambu which we see here. This tree, however, does not grow everywhere, like other trees which propagate themselves; it must be planted by man. But some of you may ask the question, “Where does the bambu come from that man may plant the same?” Therefore, let us consider the source of the bambu and its uses.