384 THE NUT CULTUKIST. 



an ox with abbreviated horns. When fresh, the kernel 

 is of an agreeable nutty flavor. 



"Wateb chestnut, or chin-qua pisr. — The seeds of 

 the large yellow water lily i^Nelumbium luteum), a very 

 common plant in small ponds in the West and South, 

 but more rare in the East. The seeds are about the size 

 and shape of small acorns, and produced in a large, top- 

 shaped, fleshy receptacle. They are edible, and are sup- 

 posed to have been extensively used as food by the abo- 

 rigines of this country. 



