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Chestnut (Castanea). — The Chestnut is a very large 

 forest tree, and common to both continents. The Spanish 

 Chestnut or Marron, produces a very large, sweet nut, 

 and is propagated by grafting on our common chestnut. 

 There are several varieties of this, of which " Marron de 



Fig 209— The Burbank 'Early" Chestnut. 

 (Amer. Gardening ) 



From Nature. 



Lyon " is the best. It will bear the second year from the 

 graft. Chestnuts are difficult to transplant when taken 

 from the woods. The improved varieties are much 

 superior to the wild sorts. The chestnut as a shade tree 

 is very effective in landscape gardening. It is stated in 

 a circular issued by the Division of Pomology, United 

 States Department of Agriculture, that "the European 



