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Grown in Spain for its Fruit Brought to Europe 

 by the Greeks from Sardis Largest and oldest Chest- 

 nut Tree in the World Great Chestnut of Tortworth 

 Raising Trees from Seed Ornamental Varieties ... 39 



CHAPTER IV. 



Broad-leaved Trees continued The Hornbeam The 

 Locust Tree Cobbett and the Locust Tree The Oak 

 Acorns all bear a Family Likeness The Oak suc- 

 ceeds in various Soils Roots of the Oak penetrate 

 the Ground deeply The Oak in exposed Situations 

 Lammas shoots of the Oak Sowing Acorns The 

 Site of Felled Oaks good for Coppice Larch and Oak 

 grow well together The Parliament Oak The 

 Mossy-cupped or Turkey Oak The Fulham Oak- 

 Turner's Evergreen Oak The Common Evergreen 

 Oak The Cork Tree Large Tree at Mamhead 

 Nut Galls Red, White, and Black American Oaks 

 The Plane Tree The Eastern Plane The Western 

 Plane The Maple Acer Pseudo-platanus The 

 Mock Plane or SycamoreThe Sugar Maple The 

 Norway Maple The Striped-barked Maple The 

 Red or Scarlet Maple The Walnut Tree Royal or 

 Common Walnut The Black Walnut of America 

 The Gray Walnut 67 



CHAPTER V. 



Cone-bearing or Resinous Trees adapted for cold elevated 

 Districts Eighty Years for a Scotch Pine to arrive at 

 Perfection, but only forty for Larch The Pine Tree 

 The Scotch Pine Forest of Glenmore Large 

 Plank presented to the Duke of Gordon The Corsican 



