@hestunt. 
@Gastanea vesea. Narurau Orver: Cupulifere—Oak Family. 
"RANCE and Italy, or parts of them, use the nut of this tree 
to some extent as an article of diet, a substitute for flour 
and potatoes, principally among the poorer classes, who pre- 
pare it by some process of cooking; the nut there, however, 
being nearly double the size of the ones we are familiar 
SON with. The Italian nut venders are also found on street 
corners of our large cities. In some portions of the United States 
the tree grows plentifully, though seldom forming masses in the 
woods. In July the blossoms hang like tassels all over the tree, 
y 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, thori:y 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 Casthanza, a city 
of ancient Greece. 
Decepliug Appearances. 
OW little do they see what is, who frame 
Their hasty judgments upon that which seems. 
—Southey. 
ITHIN the oyster’s shell uncouth HE deepest ice that ever froze 
The purest pearl may bide;— Can only o’er the surface close; 
Trust me, you'll find a heart of truth The living stream lies quick below, 
Within that rough outside. And flows,and cannot cease to flow. 
—Mrs. Osgood. —Byron. 
9’ 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. 
—Dawes. 
HY plain and open nature sees mankind PPEARANCES to save, his only care; 
r But in appearances, not what they are. So things seem right, no matter what they are. ! 
—Frowde. — Churchill. 
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