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grayish colour. The tree grows pretty rapidly, and forms 

 an exceedingly neat, loose, conical, or tapering head. The 

 timber is very solid and heavy ; and the tree is said to grow 

 to enormous size in its native rountry ; Bunge, who accom- 

 panied the mission from Russia to Pekin, states that he saw 

 near a Pagoda, an immense Ginko tree, with a trunk nearly 

 forty feet in circumference, and still in full vigour of vegeta- 

 tion.* 



Although nearly related to the Pine tribe, and forming, ap- 

 parently, the connecting link between the conifercB and exo- 

 genous trees, yet unlike the former tribe, the wood of this 

 tree is perfectly free from resin. 



The Ginko tree is so great a botanical curiosity, and is so 

 singularly beautiful when clad with its fern-like foliage, that 

 it is strikingly adapted to add ornament and interest to the 

 pleasure-ground. As the foliage is of that kind which must 

 be viewed near by to understand its peculiarity, and as the 

 form and outline of the tree are pleasing, and harmonize well 

 with buildings, we would recommend that it be planted near 

 the house, where its unique character can be readily seen 

 and appreciated. 



Salishiiria adiantifolia is the only species. In the Uni- 

 ted States it appears to flourish best in a rich fertile soil, 

 rather dry than otherwise. South of Albany it is perfectly 

 hardy, and may therefore be considered a most valuable ac- 

 quisition to our catalogue of trees of the first class. It has 

 hitherto been propagated chiefly from layers ; but cuttings 

 of the preceding years growth, planted early in the spring, 

 in a fine sandy loam, and kept shaded and watered, will 

 also root without much difficulty. When the old trees al- 

 ready mentioned, (which have doubtless been raised from 



* Bull, de la Soc. d'Agir. dii depart, de I'Herault. Arb. Brit. 



