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THE MAIDENHAIR TREE AT PANS HANGER. 

 (Engraved on wood for " Flora " from a photograph, August 29, 1904.) 



small yellow plum but 

 consisting of a pulpy 

 evil-smelling envelope 

 of rancid flavour, sur- 

 rounding a sweetish 

 kernel like that of the 

 Almond and not un- 

 pleasant to taste. When 

 boiled or roasted these 

 fruits are eaten as food 

 in China and Japan, 

 but the smell of the 

 pulp is so nauseous and 

 enduring(evenafterthe 

 lapseof somehoursand 

 much washing), that 

 they find little favour 

 elsewhere. The Gink- 

 go is not a common 

 tree in Britain but is 

 much grown in the 

 United States for gar- 

 dens and avenues, be- 

 ing careless of soil and 

 aspect and free from 

 disease; when for street 

 planting (for which it 

 is well adapted) male 

 trees only should be 

 used, to avoid the nui- 

 sance caused by the 

 profusion of noxious 

 fruitfalling throughout 

 several weeks in early 

 autumn. As timberthe 

 bright yellow coloured 

 wood has little value, 

 for though compact 

 and capable of high 

 polish, it is soft, brittle, 

 and not lasting. 



