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Show Gingko Tree Only One That Has No Enemies ' Only one species of plant -life now growing In the United States Is with out an enemy trying to take Its life. Dr. William A. Taylor, chief of the bureau of plant Industry, reported to the house appropriations committee during hearings in Washington. "This nnmolested tree Is the Japanese Jap-anese ginkgo tree," Doctor Taylor stated. "So far as we know this tree has no Insert or fungua enemy at the present time." On a drlvewny lending to the United Unit-ed States Department of Agriculture buildings the street Is lined on both j sides with the ginkgo trees. In the fall they present a striking apear-ance, apear-ance, for as the yellow leaves fall they heap up on the sidewulks like piles of gold. The ginkgo tree has a fruit, but one which the white man scorns. The nut Inside Is rather tasty, but ss Doctor Taylor snld, "It Is surrounded by a most ahomlnuhle smelling snd tasting pulp. It smells more like salt-rising bread In the process of fermentation than any other thing. Chinese laundry laun-dry men pick up the fruits, tuke them home, clean them and eat the kernels." ker-nels." Kansas City , Star's Science Service. . |