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PLATE LIII. CHESTNUT. 



1. Eranr-li with staminatc ami pistillatt* flowers and mature leaves, s *. 



2. A ^^tanli^ate flower, enlarged. 



3. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 



4. A branch witii a cluster of closed and ni)eu burs, x i. 



5. A nut, X I. 



6. A winter lirancb, x J. 



7. A section of winter branch, enlarged. 



