

Moxsit ®li«st«ttt, 



;^CSCUlus Ijippocastanum. Natural Order: Sapindacece — Soapberry Family. 



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L 1 1 .idniired for its beautiful tbliage, the Horse Chestnut 

 •> nlal^l^• cultivated for the shade it affords. Its name in 

 ^«oui \-ernacular is an exact translation from the Greek 

 ot the latter half of the scientific name; and ^-Esculus, 

 .lom the Latin csca, food, was originally applied to a spe- 

 > (.iLs of oak, and probably to other like trees with edible 

 ^ acoln^ 01 nuts The flowers are white, marked with pink and yel- 

 low It IS ot \ery rapid growth, and reaches the height of thirt}' 

 '■i^ oi foit\ feet 111 a few years. The tree is a native of the northern 

 !>' pai t ot the Asiatic continent. There is a similar tree, called the 

 Esculus glabia (smooth), found in Ohio and other western States, 

 ^uierall} known by the name of Buckeye. The nuts are an irreg- 

 ulai, lounded shape, and a rich brown in tint. They are more or 

 less injuuous to all animals except deer. 



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HE.SE thoughts he strove to bury in expense. 

 Rich meats, rich ^vines, and vain magnificence. 



r\ LUXURY! thou curs'd bv heaven's decree. 

 ^How ill-exchang'd are things hke these for thee! 

 How do thy potions, with insidious jov. 

 Diffuse thy pleasures only to destroy! 



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shame that n1.^n, that has the seeds 

 Of virtue in him, springing unto glory. 

 Should make his soul degenerous with sin, 

 And slave to luxurv. 



-Mannv. 



'ELL luxury! more perilous to youth 



Than storms or ciuicksands, poverty or chains 



■flTAR destroys men, but luxury mankind 



.\t once corrupts ; the body and the mind. 



BUT just di: 

 And eVrv 



"T^I.S use alone that sanctifies expens 

 And splendor borrows all her ray 



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