Zuichiku or " Auspicious Bamboo. "A Zuichiku cluster in the premises of the Heito plant ofthe Taiwan Sugar Manufacturing Company. When H. M. the Emperor,then Crown Prince, visited the factory on April 22, 1923, atemporary pavilion built for him to rest was of bamboo pillarscut from a forest in Taichu Province. One of the pillars hadshoots at its joint. It was carefully nursed and finally becamethe present prosperous bush as shown in the picture－a.miraculous occurrence, never before experienced, ( See Article "Auspicious Bamboo " ). Upper right: A part of the famous clusterof " Auspicious Bamboo. "