We wish to acknowledge the personal aid rendered by the investigators 

of the Chinese Government Bureau of Economic Information in Foochow, 

Nanking, Nanning and Wuhu, and Customs and Consular officials. 

We wish also to thank the following for information supplied: 

Right Rev. A. A. Gilman ... ... ... ... Wuchang, Hupeh 

Mr. H. S. Fauske... ... ... ... ... ... Fancheng, 

Prof. Arthur Paul Jacut Tsinan, Shantung 

Ur. Benjamin Harding ... ... ... ... ... Ichow, 

Dr. Jacob McF. Gaston ... ... ... ... ... Laichow, 

Rev. H. Mathews ... ... ... ... ... Yenchow, 

Mr. A. L. Carson ... ... ... ... ... Weihsien, 

Mr. Peter Ratzlatf ... ... ... ... ... Tsaochow, 

Mr. H. J. Mason Kwangchow, Honan 

Mr. R. M. Lewis Kaifeng, 

Rev. Olaf Espegren ... ... ... ... ... Nanyang, ,, 

Mr. H. G. Thompson ... ... ... ... ... Paoning, Szechwan 

Mr. C. Bromby ... ... ... ... ... ... Kweichow, ,, 

Mr. H. W. Funnell Suiting, 

We should like also to express our appreciation to Prof. H. C. Meng, 

Director of Chinese at St. John's University, to Mr. Y. T. Chu, instructor of 

Biology of the same University, and the students who gave us useful informa- 

tion concerning bamboo in their respective home regions.