THE CHESTNUT TREE. 



THE CHESTNUT TREE {Castanca vcscd).—ViO 

 ME Justice. 



" The Chestnut flowers 

 By thousands have burst from the forest bowers." — 



Hemans. 



The fruit of the Chestnut is contained in a green shell, 

 covered over with prickles, which gives it a rough and 

 unattractive appearance. This outward aspect causes persons 

 who are not acquainted with the edible character of their 

 contents to neglect or despise them. They are commonly 

 roasted and then eaten ; but on the continent they are also 

 boiled and ground into meal, which is made into bread, 

 cakes, or puddings, hence it seems the fruit has a right to 

 say to those who overlook its merits, Do me Justice. It 

 is an excellent tree for hop-poles. In Kent and other 

 hop-growing districts this is therefore almost exclusively 

 cultivated for poles. 



THE CHINA ASTER {Aster CJLincnsis).—N K^YKYY. 



When this species was first seen in our borders it was 

 called the China Aster, because it came to us from China, 

 and its flowers resembled the many radii of a star. 



We are said to be indebted to a Missionary, one D'lncar- 

 ville by name, who sent some seeds to the Jardin de Roi, 

 about 1730. 



SO 



