Of Bamboo

Tree-grass–unique in the plant kingdom

Symbol of uprightness, chivalry and devotion

Inspiration of poets, artists and philosophers

Writing material of the ancients;

the stylus of contemporaries

Food, shelter and clothing of the people

Industrial substance of a thousand uses

Redeemer of waste places–protector of the soil

-Floyd Alonzo McClure in “The Bamboos: A Fresh Perspective” published in 1977

It was in 1925 that Floyd McClure made a field trip into the heart of “Tonkin” cane country and cataloged its true provenience and later gave it it’s scientific name, Arundinaria amabilis, the lovely reed.

November 12, 2009 | Filed Under News

 

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