318 THE GINGKO-TREE. 
parvula procumbente oblongo-cuneata in stipitem flexuosum radi- 
cantem desinente, biloba lobis brevibus leviter emarginatis, canali- 
culata marginibus adscendentibus sinuoso-crenulatis, in medio valde 
incrassata, epidermide densiore, stratis hypodermicis laxioribus, filo 
centrali compacto albidulo costeformi percursa, e ventre turione 
repetito-prolifera; dioica, floribus dorsalibus frondi subimmersis, 
pistillidiis 18-26 in toro squama laciniata convoluta munitis, anthe- 
ridiis 5-9 congestis squamis eroso-dentatis tectis; fructu : 
The GINGKO-TREE on Boston Common (U. S. A.) 
In a small volume lately published in the United States, entitled 
‘The Boston Book,’ * being a specimen of metropolitan literature,” 
and presented to one of the editor’s family by Mrs. Greene of Boston 
(the lady of B. D. Greene, Esq., of that city), are some interesting 
particulars relating to a beautiful “ Gingko-tree " (Salisburia adian- 
tifolia, native of China, and Japan) now standing on Boston Com- 
mon, which we consider well worthy of a place in our pages. A 
MS. note, accompanying the volume, relates of this tree — “ The 
Gingko-tree formerly stood in a garden belonging to Mr. Greene’s 
father, which garden was in the centre of Boston, rising in terraces 
and commanding a beautiful prospect. After his death (1832) the 
house and grounds were sold. This tree was removed at the partial 
cost of the city (each of Mr, Greene’s children paying a hundred dollars 
towards the expense) to the Mall encircling the' Common, and planted 
before the windows of Mrs. Greene’s house, in which she has resided 
since her husband’s death. The tree is a native of China, and was of 
- full size when Mr. Greene, sen., purchased the garden in 1798. Tt is 
now in fine leaf and beauty. The accompanying lines appeared in the 
publie papers some months after the tree’s removal. Dr. Bigelow, 
your friend, is the author. He alludes in them to a great pecuniary 
embarrassment which had pervaded the community.” 
Mr. A. J. Downing, the distinguished American author of works 
on landscape gardening and rural architecture (possibly following 
Loudon) gives 1784 as the period at which this curious tree was 
