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tall produce quantities of small, good-flavoured nuts, but the 

 best are from bushes 5 to 8 feet tall. The best eating chestnuts 

 are, however, those of C. Vilmoriniana. This species makes a 

 large tree 60 to 80 feet tall, and has glabrous leaves and a single 

 ovoid nut within each spiny fruit. It is very distinct from all 

 the other members of its family. The acorns of several kinds of 

 Oaks and the nuts of different species of Castanopsis are also 

 eaten by the peasants. This is true of different Hazel-nuts, 

 " Shan-peh-k'o " {Corylus spp.), and Beech-nuts {Fagus spp.). 



A Nut Pine [Pinus Armandi) is abundant on the mountains 

 from 3500 to 9000 feet, and the seeds are eaten locally. These 

 seeds, however, are not much sought after, and are far from 

 having the economic importance of the Corean Nut Pine (P. 

 koraiensis) . 



The " Wampi " (Clausena punctata) is sparingly grown 

 around Lu Chou. 



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