Pearson - 1997 22 couple of canes. Lots of the dead canes from the intermingled clump that flowered several years ago are still standing. We marked 8 yearlings. There were 4 dead shoots, 3 of them parasitized. No new shoots. One 1983-84 cane still alive. Because of the treefall, this clump now has some openspace around it. Then we did the census of flowering bamboo between Puerto Blest playing field and El Abuelo. Three flowering plants on the south side of the road, none on the north. Azara is in full bloom. Scotch broom in full flower has taken over the playing field and is abundant along the road toward Frias. We saw numerous small tineo trees (Weinmannia trichosperma)but no blooms. Parkguard El Oso volunteered that it had been a good year for tineo flowers (and seeds?)...but maybe Monjeau had put him onto this statement. Adrian had asked him about tineo. Back to Bariloche at 6:30, where there was considerable blue sky. Scotch broom between Llao Llao and Bariloche was rampant rambunctious. 8 December- Day of the Virgin. All businesses shut. Went to see Nellie Neumeyer de Frei. Her big Ceonothus bush was absolutely spectacular in full bloom, and the Ceonothus seeds that we brought her about 5 years ago are now smallbushes, some of them with bright blue blooms. She was working in the garden as usual and showed us around. She knew nothing about tineo (Weimannia). Some sunshine in the morning and afternoon clear sunny. Went to Llao Llao in the late afternoon and visited our bamboo plant at the crossroads of the trails. It has a lot of dead canes and doesnt look atall vigorous. We marked 6 year-old canes and removed 4 dead shoots, 3 of which had been parasitized. There were a few new shoots up to 13 inches tall. A chucuo visited while we were recording. Only once did it get more than 2 feet above the ground. Once it mountd slanty canes up to 4 feet above ground, gave a full song at the top, then dropped down to the ground. Lots of whet whets calling also. At7:30 to 8:30 we put out traps in the same piece