274 TREES OF MINNESOTA. 



Distribution. Europe and Asia. 



Propagation. Described under genus. 



Properties of wood. Light, soft, easily worked, light- 

 colored, not durable in contact with the soil. 



Uses. The Horse Chestnut is used in the eastern and 

 central states as a shade tree. It is not sufficiently hardy for 

 general planting in this state and should never be used except 

 in very favorable locations in southern Minnesota. The bark 

 has been used in tanning and as a substitute for cinchona in 

 the treatment of fevers and in homeopathic remedies. 



-ffisculus glabra. Ohio Buckeye. Fetid Buckeye. 



Leaves made up of 5 to 7 (generally 5) leaflets. Inflores- 

 cence appearing with the leaves, 5 to 6 inches long, not large 

 and showy like the Horse Chestnut. Stamens usually 7, 

 curved, longer than the pale yellow-green corolla; petals 4, 

 upright. Buds large, not sticky. Tree generally not more 

 than 30 feet high. 



Distribution. Pennsylvania, south to northern Alabama 

 and west to southern Iowa, central Kansas and Indian 

 Territory. 



Propagation. Described under genus. 



Properties of wood. Light, soft, close grained but not 

 strong, often blemished by dark lines of decay: nearly white 

 with thin darker colored sapwood. Specific gravity 0.4542: 

 weight of a cubic foot 28.31 pounds. 



Uses. The Ohio Buckeye is much hardier than the Horse 

 Chestnut and stands fairly well in this section as far north 

 as St. Paul, where there are some very good small specimens 

 in the parks. It is of value to give variety to ornamental 

 plantings. The wood is used in the manufacture of wooden 

 ware, paper pulp and artificial limbs; for the latter purpose 

 it is preferred to that of all other American trees. 



