GINKGO BILOBA. 
AVENUE IN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GROUNDS , 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
This Ginkgo or Maidenhair tree {Ginkgo biloba) is a 
native of Japan and China, related to the Yew tree, bear- 
ing a single seeded fruit, the kernel of which is much 
'prized by the Chinese for food. The tree grows to a 
height of 80 feet, living to be several centuries old. As 
a street tree it is especially attractive in Autumn when 
its leaves turn a beautiful golden color. It is the sole 
survivor of a great genus of trees which inhabited the 
earth during the time of the • prehistoric monsters. A 
quantity of the seed of this tree has been collected and 
will be distributed to persons interested. 
