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sweet chestnut more worthy of attention and liberal planting 

 than it has ever received 



As a park or street tree, its very habit of yielding good fruit 

 we suppose would be the first objection made to its introduction, 

 because of the liability of its brandies being broken by reckless 

 boys and lawless men. We can only say this is no fault of the 

 tree, but is a bad mark for those who educate the boys, and an 

 indication that we have many laws that are made only to be 

 broken. 



Every planter of private grounds who has room should use 

 the chestnut, as it is in itself as a tree beautiful, whether singly 

 or in groups, of easy cultivation, and produces fruit of value as 

 profitable one year with another as an apple-tree. A light, dry, 

 yet rich soil suits it best, but it will grow in any good soil that 

 is well drained. It is somewhat difficult to transplant after the 

 trees are more than three years from the seed, but by cutting 

 around the roots one season previous, trees of considerable size 

 can be safely removed. 



The French Marron or Spanish chestnut we have found 

 equally hardy, and as their fruit is much larger where the trees 

 can be had, they will be the best. 



COFFEE TREE Gymnocladus. The Kentucky coffee tree 

 (gymnodadus canadensis} is a singular tree, remarkable and 

 always attracting attention, but without any feature that would 

 otherwise call it into use as one to plant in ornamenting grounds. 

 Its wood has no appearance of buds, and in winter it looks like 

 a dead tree ; but when it puts on its foliage, which is often very 

 long and wide, and of a dull bluish green, its character is very 

 much improved. As a curiosity in large collections it is desir- 

 able. Rich, deep, moist soil gives it the greatest vigor. 



CHERRY Cerasus. Under the name of wild or BIRD CHERRY 

 there are several varieties popularly recognized, but only that 

 classed by botanists as Virginiana is desirable for parks or 



