Pearson 1985 26 any seeds. Many of the bamboo have big new cane, frequently taller than previous canes. Tip of the marked first-year cane on clump D1 had basal diameters of 24.7, 22.5, 26.1, 21.3, 21.6, 26.0 mm. may 21 Collection beginning at the sharp curve in the Cataldo- Gatineau road under the culvert, then going downhill (doubled back) and collecting on left side of road. Tagged & collected early easily-accessible clump. Numbers 85-A to 85-Z and 85-AA to ± 85-FF. 85-Z in under a culvert, and others ends under another culvert. Seaces were frozen in refig in apartment, others in styrofoam cot to BA, then driven to Obinda on may 22-23.