WELL PROTECTED 



Most of the hybrid chestnuts have 

 a spiny covering that affords ample 

 protection against the attacks of birds 

 or squirrels. In this regard, the speci- 

 men here shown resembles the typical 

 chestnuts of our eastern forests. There 

 are other varieties, however, that have 

 given up their spiny covering, leaving 

 the burs as smooth as apples. 



