An Old Chinese Plstache, Pistacia chinensis. 



Near view of the enormous trunk of a Chinese pistache 

 tree, measuring 16 feet in circumference, showing the size 

 this species will reach. This is possibly one of the 

 largest specimens in existence and is doubtless several 

 centuries old. Trees of this species are now growing sat- 

 isfactorily in various places in the United States. An 

 avenue of them was planted at the Chico, Calif., Garden in 

 1911. Photograph taken by Mr. F. N. Meyer at Tsai chia pu, 

 Shensi, China, September 9, 1914. (Neg. No. P13155FS.) 



