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(Eastaiica OCSCa. Natural Ordek: CKpuUfow — Oak Family. 



or parts of them, use the nut of this tree 

 an article of diet, a substitute for flour 



RANGE and Ital}-, 

 to some extent as 



and potatoes, principally among the poorer classes, who pre- 

 pare it by some process of cooking; the nut there, however, 

 bemg nearly double the size of the ones we are familiar 

 with. The Italian nut venders are also found on street 

 ot our large cities. In some portions of the United States 

 the tiee giows plentifully, though seldom forming masses in the 

 woods. In July the blossoms hang like tassels all over the tree, 

 ' completely covering it as if with a yellowish mantle. The nut is of 

 a beautiful brown, and is inclosed in a formidable burr, beset on all 

 sides with sharp, then;}- spines. The timber is useful in some kinds 

 of building, being strong, elastic and durable, without much weight. 

 The Chestnut was a favorite tree of Salvator Rosa, and flourished in the moun- 

 tains of Calabria. It is said to have derived its name from Casthanaja, a city 

 of ancient Greece. 



JjgtEpliuij ^ppcnnuttcs. 



"T*IS not the fairest form that holds 

 '^ The mildest, purest soul within; 

 'Tis not the richest plant that folds 

 The sweetest breath of perfume in. 



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nature sees mankind 

 . not what thev are. 



\PPEAR.\NCE.S to save, his only care; 

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