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Title: Trees and shrubs, hardy in the British isles
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Bean, William Jackson, 1863-
Subjects: Shrubs Trees
Publisher: London J. Murray
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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wers borne onthe short shoots, themales in cylindrical,short - stalked catkinsabout I in. long, con-sisting of green stamensonly; the females on astalk i^, to 2 ins. long,ultimately developing ayellowish green plum-like fruit I to li ins.long, surrounded by amalodorous, fleshy layer. The Ginkgo is prob-ably a native of W.China, but it does notappear to have beenfound indubitably wild.It is certainly not indi-genous to Japan, as isoften stated, although itwas introduced fromthere to Europe about1730, and to England twenty years later. It is undoubtedly one of the most distinct andbeautiful of all deciduous trees, the leaves being (juite unlike those ofany other. The popular name refers to their similarity in shape tothe pinnules of the maidenhair fern (Adianlutti). Most of the large trees in the IJrilish Isles are males, and from 60 to70 ft. high. I have not seen fruits produced in this country, but it bearsthem freely in S. l-lurope, esjKicially in Italy. Ihe female tree is gtner- 2 1
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GkNIHTA TIROATA. 594 GINKGO-GLEDITSCm A ally supposed to bo less erect in habit than the male, or to have evenpendulous branches. Two line female trees in the botanic garden atVienna, which I saw in 1908, have that character. Whilst the fleshypart of the fruit has a rancid, evil odour, the kernel of the nut is wellflavoured, and esteemed by the Japanese. The Ginkgo is best raised fromseed, and it requires a deep good soil; when young it is often extremelyslow of growth, and although very hardy, is no doubt better suited inclimates with a hotter summer than ours. Good seeds are now producedby S. European trees, and offer the best means of propagation. This tree is the only species of its genus, and stands well apart fromall the rest of the Coniferie. It has usually been regarded as a verydistinct member of the Yew family (Taxaceae), but recent investigatorsplace it in a separate natural order (Ginkgoacec-e). It is well representedin a fossil state, and is the last representative of a r

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