CHESTNUT. 



Casfanca dciitata (Marsh.) Borkli.' 



Fie- 153. Branchlet bearing mature leaves and fruit, i ; involucres iburrs) openine to liberate 

 the nuts. 2 ; branchlet in winter, 3. 



154- Trunk of tree in western North Carolina. 



155- Wood structure magnified 15 diameters. 



