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The second generation, four years old from self-i)ollinaUd seed, of a hybrid between the 

 American chinquapin (Castanea pumila) and the Japanese chestnut (Castanea creniita). 

 In addition to its bhght resistance, the hybrid is vakiable because it ripens its nuts early 

 in the year. (Figure 9.) 



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