CUPULIFERi^ 



GOLDEN-LEAVED CHESTNUT, Castmwpsis rkri/mp/>i///a. 



Parks, gardens. May. Prefers a rather deep, loamy, but well-drained soil. 



Flowers monoecious, densely bristly, maturing in the second year ; Catkins 

 2-2| ins. long ; 3Iales, Perianth campanulate, tomentose, 5-6-lobed, lobes ovate, 

 shorter than stamens; Stamens 10-12, filaments filiform, exserted, anthers 

 oblong ; Females, Calyx oblong-campanulate, 6-lobed, free from ovary, lobes 

 short, rounded, hoary tomentose ; Ovarij sessile on disk, 3-celled, styles 3, 

 stigmas 3, spreading ; Fruit a 4-valved cupula, globose, sessile, solitary or 

 clustered, tomentose, spiny, 1-li in. diam,, nuts 1-2, ovate, acute, 3-angled, 

 yellow-brown, lustrous. 



Leaves alternate, simple, lanceolate or oblong, acuminate, acute at base, 

 entire, slightly revolute, thick, coriaceous, dark green and lustrous above, 

 golden-yellow scales below, scattered white scales above, 2-6 ins. long, \-2 ins. 

 broad, petiolate, stipules ovate, acute or obtuse, brown, scarious, puberulous, 

 leaves persistent 2-3 years. 



An evergreen shrub, or small tree ; Branches stout, spreading ; Twigs 

 with golden-yellow scurfy scales, brown and scurfy later ; Bark scaly, red- 

 brown ; Buds ovate or sub-globose, scales brown, puberulous, ciliate ; JFood 

 light, soft, close-grained, not strong, light brown tinged red. 



Native of Western N. America, sometimes growing to height of 150 ft.; 

 introduced through William Lobb, 1848. Syn. Castanea chrysophijlht. 



SWEET CHESTNUT, Castanea sativa. 



Parks, plantations. May — July. Prefers deep, porous soils and good light ; 

 best in sandy loam. Propagated by nuts sown in open ground in November or 

 February; transplant when one year old. 



Fluivers greenish-yellow, with a powerful and disagreeable odour ; Catkins 



cylindrical, erect, 5-6 ins. long, males in upper part, females in lower ; Perianth 



of males 5-6 lobed, yellowish ; Stamens 5-20 ; Females green, 2 3 enclosed in a 



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