The Chestnut 



THE chestnut is a noble tree, often growing 

 a hundred feet high, with a straight trunk and a 

 broad, spreading crown. The leaves are pointed 

 and narrow, six or seven inches long and two or 

 three inches wide. Like those of the beech, they 

 have sharp little teeth which point toward the 

 top of the leaf. The buds are brown and shaped 

 something like an oval. 



The chestnut, as it falls from the tree, must 

 be handled with care, for sharp spines cover the 

 burs, which hold two or three of the nuts. They 

 are carefully done up in a small silk wrapper; 

 packed in a case looking almost like leather; and 

 buried in soft, downy pulp. Last of all, the nuts 



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