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two to three broad, tapering to both ends and coarsely 
serrated. Fig. 23 shows a chestnut leaf about one half 
pe the natural size. Fertile flow- 
. : . | 
i y) \ ers, very small in clusters, in- 
closed in a scaly involucre 
J NY vB which sur- ww 
, q i. 2 rounds the 
. i : nuts. The ye 
| J i sterile flow- 4% | 
“ft ers are inf 
ys long, naked \ 
[ catkins in 
is " clusters. The Fig. 24. : 
~ is oj nut proper is inclosed in a thin 
1 
a 
-” 
» a 
aff 
j horn-like covering. Fig. 24 
HH ij) 
i Woflll shows one of the common 
a | h chestnuts, natural size. 
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LE 
z@  CasTranra vEsca.—The 
Aa EE 
Spanish Chestnut is a variety 
Ane 
of this species. It is not quite 
as hardy as our American ya- 
riety, but will grow as far 
north as Central New York. 
The nuts are much larger than 
our native kind, but not as 
sweet. 
Fig. 23. The Chestnut is readily graft- 
ed or budded. The annular budding is often employed, 
but I have never found any difficulty in grafting them 
with the ordinary clef graft. 
