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similar to the first-named in appearance, but bitter, and 

 only useful in confectionery or medicine. Its chief pro- 

 duct is the prussic acid of the druggists. 



SECTION 19. CHESTNUTS. 



The American or Common Chestnut is well known as 

 one of our most beautiful forest-trees. It is seldom 

 grown as a fruit-tree, although the fruit is highly es- 

 teemed. It should have a place in all large collections of 

 standard fruit-trees. It reproduces itself from seed. 



The Dwarf Chestnut, or Chinquapin, is a small tree 



eight or ten feet high, and very prolific, but the nuts are 

 small. It grows spontaneously in Maryland, Virginia, and 

 southward. 



The Spanish Chestnut or Marron. This is the large, 

 sweet nut, as large as a horse chesnut, imported from 

 abroad. There arc many varieties cultivated in France 

 and England, but that designated by the French as 

 " Marron de Lyon? is the best. It is propagated by 

 grafting on the common sorts. It is not reproduced truly 

 from seed, but its seedlings produce large and fine fruits. 

 It bears and ripens well as far north as Rochester. It 

 bears the second year from the graft and the fourth from 

 seed. 



SECTION 20. FILBERTS. 



1. Cosford* This is an improved variety of the Eng- 

 lish hazel-nut, very prolific, nut large, oblong, or oval ; 

 shell thin, and kernel fine-flavored. 



2. Coburg. Large and fine, and a most abundant 

 bearer. 



3. Dwarf Prolific. One of the most prolific bearers, 



