December 25, 1895.] 



Garden and Forest. 



515 



Fig. 71.— Stapelia p;igantea at Kew Gardens— one-fourth natural size.— See page 514. 



because their branches have become stragghng, are refur- 

 nished very quickly after pruning with strong growths. These 

 growths appear well for the first part of the season, but after a 

 period of dry weather they are the first to lose their leaves, 

 while those Poplars which have only been moderately pruned 

 retain their foliage much longer. 



The Maiden-hair-tree, Ginkgo biloba, has one marked pecu- 

 liarity. Some specimens after planting stand still and abso- 

 lutely refuse to grow. Most of the trees make an open growth, 

 as may be seen on the avenue between the Department of 

 Agriculture and Pennsylvania Avenue ; these trees have never 

 been pruned, and some of them are little more than straight 



