



GINKGO AVENUE IN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GROUNDS, 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



This Ginkgo or Maidenhair tree (Ginlcgo biloba) is a 

 native of Japan and China, related to the Yew tree, bear- 

 ing a single seeded fruit, the kernel of which is much 

 prized by the Chinese for food. The tree grows to a 

 height of 80 feet, living to be several centuries old. As 

 a street tree it is especially attractive in Autumn when 

 its leaves turn a beautiful golden color. It is the sole 

 survivor of a great genus of trees which inhabited the 

 earth during the time of the prehistoric monsters. A 

 quantity of the seed of this tree has been collected and 

 wil] be distributed to persons interested. 



