Trees and How to Know Them 



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species imported from Europe and Asia, known as the horse- 

 chestnut. Because of the similarity in names, many people connect 

 this tree with the vanishing chestnut. However, the two are not 

 related. The nuts of the horse-chestnut, far from being deliciously 

 sweet, are so bitter that even squirrels shun them. 



It is claimed that the seeds of the horse-chestnut were used long 

 ago as medicine for horses hence the tree's name. When the 

 green prickly balls encasing the fruit open in the fall, the highly 



THE LUXURIANT FOLIAGE OF THE HORSE-CHESTNUT 



This favorite shade tree carries a suggestion of tropical growth in the size and 

 profusion of its leaves and its showy flower clusters. Now a favorite American 

 tree, it was originally found in Balkan countries and introduced int England 

 before reaching our shores. Though inedible and despised even by squirrels, this 

 tree's shiny rich brown nuts are prized by children. 



