The Buckeye, or 
Horse Chestnut 
Hitherto no com- 
mercial use has been 
made of the large nuts of 
the buckeye, or horse 
chestnut, notwithstanding 
the general distribution of 
the trees on which they 
grow. Mr. Burbank sug- 
gests that it might be pos- 
sible by selective breeding 
to remove their objection- 
able or poisonous princi- 
ple, and thus. to producea 
nut of great commercial 
value. The buckeye al- 
ready contains a high 
starch content. 
