CHESTNUT. 



Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. 



Fig. 153. Branchlet bearing mature 



the nuts, 2 : branchlet in winter, 3. 



154. Trunk of tree in western North Carolina, 

 155- Wood structure magnified 15 diameters. 



eaves and fruit, i ; involucres (burrs) opening to hberate 



