of the west of Asia, there are ample differences between this 

 Buck's-eye Chesnut and the Horse-chesnut in their foliage. 

 The leaflets of the former are obovate-lanceolate, finelj^ ser- 

 rated, flat, and pale green, with a very even surface ; of the 

 latter obovate, coarsely serrated, wavy, and dark green, with 

 a very rugose uneven surface. The shoots of the Horse- 

 chesnut are smooth ; those of the Buck*s-eye Chesnut are 

 covered with a fine short soft down. Finally, the latter 

 species, in this climate, is a much more rapid growing tree 

 than the former. *- » & 



Tlie Buck's-eye Chesnut flowers in May, but rather later 

 than i*.sculus Hippocastanum. It may be increased either 

 by grafting in the spring, or by budding in the summer, uu 

 the common Horse-chesnut ; the grafts or buds should be 

 worked as near the ground as possible, to prevent the un- 

 -htly appearance of the Buck's-eye out-growing its stock. 



The species is hardy, but, owing 



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H, y k"'/ 't' V'?T ^""^ "* ™P'd g™^* ^hen young 

 LI / " Kw" V ■"'§•> ^inds in the autumn. It is there 



Irn , ^"^"i^^" *° P'''''.' " ''"'^'" ■■" " sheltered situation or i. 

 groups. It seems only to suffer from the wind when young 



