DECIDUOUS TREES. 79 
AEscutus caiasra (Ohio Buckeye).—Leatiets five, as 
shown in fig. 20; flowers pale yellow; seeds large, nut- 
like, inclosed in a thick husk-like envelope, slightly prickly 
Fig. 20. 
when young; inside shell dark colored, shining. Seeds, 
ripe in autumn, should be but slightly covered with earth, 
or protected with leaves ‘or other mulch ; common in Ohio, 
Pennsylvania, and Kentucky; a sleuder-grow‘ng tree, forty 
to sixty feet high. 
AESCULUS PURPURESCENS (Purple Buckeye).—A small- 
growing tree with dull purple flowers; common in the 
Southern States. 
AMscutus Pavia (Red Buckeye). — Leaflets five to 
seven, smooth deep green; a small tree; much admired 
for its deep red flowers; Virginia and southward, although 
perfectly hardy in this latitude. 
AXscutus FLAVA (Yellow Buckeye).—Leafiets five to 
seven; flowers yellow; fruit large, smooth, ripe in autumn, 
This is the largest native species, sometimes growing to 
the height of seventy feet ; Ohio, Indiana, and the South, 
The seeds of the Horse Chestnut are all of large size, 
