FOREST TREES: %3 
As an ornamental tree in open ground, the Chest- 
nut is one of the finest of trees, forming a round, 
spreading, or sometimes a conical head, and clothed 
with rich, glossy foliage. When full-grown, it is a 
large and long-lived tree. Michaux mentions trees 
which he measured in the forests of North Carolina, 
which, at six feet from the ground, were fifteen or 
sixteen feet in circumference, and equaled the loftiest 
trees in stature. Europe, however, boasts of the 
largest Chestnut trees. The Great Chestnut of Mount 
Hina, one hundred and sixty feet in circumference, 
is famous, and there are others near it of immense 
size. Michaux describes one growing near Sancerre, 
in France, one hundred and twenty miles from Paris, 
which, at six feet from the ground, is thirty feet in 
circumference. Six hundred years ago it was called 
the Great Chestnut; and, though it is believed to be 
more than one thousand years old, its trunk is still 
sound, and its branches annually laden with fruit. 
- When gathered for planting, Chestnuts must not 
be allowed to become dry, and care should be taken 
that they do not heat, which they are likely to do if 
piled together in any considerable quantity. They 
should be mixed with an equal bulk of sand, and 
kept through the winter in a cool place, where they 
will be damp, but not wet. If properly treated, very 
few will fail to vegetate. If sown where the trees are 
to remain, they may be placed one foot apart; if to 
be transplanted, which should be done in autumn, 
two or three inches will be sufficient. In case the 
young trees are to remain where planted, they should 
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