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the right, close by the water's edge, stands a large 

 bush with several strong branches rising and spread- 

 ing out over the Walk and the water, its smaller 

 branches set with alternate, pinnate leaves, of four 

 to six pairs of oval-oblong pointed leaflets. In it 

 you have no doubt already recognized the Siberian 

 pea tree, for such it is. A little while ago it was 

 of beautiful form, but it has been sadly broken. 



On the left of the Walk, opposite the Siberian pea 

 tree are some ginkgo trees which you can easily iden- 

 tify by their fan-shaped leaves and branches, which 

 seem to lean out from the main trunk at angles of 

 forty-five degrees. The ginkgo tree has also a dis- 

 tinguishing light gray bark. If you know the maiden 

 hair fern, you must see at once why this tree is called 

 adiantifolia, the genus name of the maiden hair be- 

 ing Adiantum. In the first frost of autumn, the gink- 

 go tree does not change its foliage all at 

 once, but little by little, with soft, yellow tints 

 which deepen gradually inward from the margin of 

 the leaves. The effect is that of ruffle on ruffle, like 

 lace, all through the tree. Its name ginkgo is de- 

 rived from the Japanese ginko or ginkgo, Chinese 

 yin-hing, meaning silver apricot. If you have ever 

 seen its fruit after it has been thoroughly dried, you 

 know how well this name applies. There is one gink- 

 go tree in the Park, which bears fruit every year and if 

 you wish to see it, you will find it on the left of 

 Endale Arch, as you go from the Long Meadow 

 to Plaza Entrance. The fruit looks not unlike a 

 light yellow plum, but it has anything but a plum-like 



