214 FLORIDA FRUITS OLIVES AND PECANS. 



Chestnuts are very profitable, and one of the most nu- 

 tritious of fruits, and the Japan chestnut has been proved 

 to be the best of its kind. It is a small tree, and bears at 

 three years old; of moderate size, very handsome for 

 lawns, as well as of great money value ; like the other nut- 

 bearers, it flourishes on sandy soils with dry subsoil. The 

 nuts are large and of the finest quality. 



