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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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from that island that arereally hardy with us. It was brought home from Madeira by Francis Massonin 1777, on his return from the Cape of Good Hope, where he had for fiveyears been collecting plants for Kew. It has naturalised itself in several partsof the Kew woods, and is never injured in the least by frost, but until quiterecently it was scarcely known in gardens. Flowering in June and July whenshrubs generally are going out of flower, and thriving quite well in semi-shaded positions in thin woodland, it is an exceptionally valuable broom, especi-ally as it will thrive in rough grass which gets no more attention than anannual mowing. It resembles G. cinerea previously described ((j.v.)^ and thetwo probably are geographical fomis of one species. (Fig. p. 593.) GINKGO I3ILOI3A, LinncBus. Maidenhair Tree. taxace/E. (Salisburia adiantifolia, Smit/i.)A deciduous tree, over 100 ft. high, unisexual, not resinous, usually ofsomewhat pyramidal habit (the male at least); trunk often branching
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MaIIENHAIR TrLE, Ci»k(;o hiloha. I.) (Toe* p. 591. GINKGO ►93 low, and forming several erect main branches; secondary branchesspreading, pendulous at the ends. Branchlets of two kinds: (i) short,stout spurs, which increase very slowly in length and bear the leaves atthe tip; (2) long, free-growing shoots with the leaves alternate. Treesin a stunted or unhealthy state produce only the first type of shoot, andwill remain practically stationary for many years. Leaves long-stalked, fan-shaped, tapering fromthe irregularly jagged,often notched apex tothe wedge-shaped base;I to 2^ ins. deep, aboutli ins. wide; not downy,yellowish dull green, theveins all running length-wise, and repeatedly fork-ing as the leaf broadenstowards the end; stalkslender, li to 3^ ins.long. Flowers 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 f

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