74 CONIFEROUS TREES 



specimens of this tree in almost every part of the 

 British Isles, thus showing its general adaptability 

 to the climate of this country. The glossy green 

 fan-shaped leaves, cut up like some of the species 

 of Adiantum, impart to this noble tree a distinct 

 and remarkable appearance ; indeed, in the light 

 and open aspect, peculiarly shaped deciduous 

 leaves, and stately dimensions we have in the 

 Ginkgo one of the most distinct and pleasing of 

 hardy trees. It is of rather spiry growth, with 

 smooth fan-shaped, yellowish green leaves, both 

 sides being of the same colour, and marked by 

 parallel lines. Fruit oval, about the size of a 

 walnut and enclosing a marble -sized kernel. 

 Usually the male and female trees differ in appear- 

 ance, the former being of more rampant and 

 spreading growth than the latter. 



G. BiLOBA AUREA is decidedly an acquisition, 

 the leaves being a beautiful sunny golden colour. 

 It does not grow so quickly as the species. 



G. BILOBA MACROPHYLLA differs in the much 

 larger leaves, which are deeply divided into three 

 or five lobes, these again being subdivided, and 

 often toothed on the margins. 



G. BILOBA PENDULA. Weeping Maidenhair tree. 

 — As seen growing in the grounds of the Constitu- 

 tional Club at H3rthe, in Kent, this is at once one 

 of the most distinct and beautiful of coniferous trees. 

 The specimen in question is 28 feet high, with a 

 branch-spread of 30 feet in diameter, the main 

 stems — for there are two — girthing 4 feet 2 inches 

 and 3 feet 10 inches respectively, at a yard from 

 ground level. It is in every respect a perfect 

 specimen, being well furnished with branches, the 



