CHESTNUT. 



Castanea deniata (]\Iarsli.) Borkh.^ 



Fig- 153- Branchlet bearing mature leaves and fruit, 



the nuts. 2 : branchlet in winter, 3. 



154. Trunk of tree in western North Carolina. 



155* Wood structure magnified 15 diameters. 



involucres (burrs J opening to liberate 



