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being fuller and more uneven on the surface, and of a deeper green. The 
tree is also smaller, and of much less vigorous growth than the common 
horsechestnut. It is, without doubt, the most ornamental sort of the 
genus, 
Variety. : 
¥ J. (H.) 217. résea, Z’sculus résea Hort.—This variety differs from 
4, (H.) rubicinda, in having the leaflets without a red spot at the 
base of the petioles. The flowers come out of a pale red, and die 
off about the same shade as the flowers of 4. (H.) rubicinda are 
when they first appear. 
Other Varieties. There are several names in gardens, and in nursery- 
men’s catalogues, which appear to belong to 4. (H.) rubiciinda, but how 
far they are worth keeping distinct, we are very doubtful. Whitley’s new 
scarlet, of which there is an imported tree in the Fulham Nursery, is said 
to have flowers of a darker scarlet than any of the above-named varieties ; 
and, if so, it may be recorded as . (H.) r. 3 Whitléii. 2E.(H.) ameri- 
cana of the same nursery belongs also to 4. rubiciinda. 
¥ 4, ZA. cia’pra Willd. The smooth-leaved HEsculus, or Horsechestnut. 
Identification. Willd. Enum., p. 405. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 597. ; Don’s Mill., 1. p.652. 
Engravings. Wayne Abbild., t.24.; and our jigs. 169, 170. 
Spec. Char., §c. Claws of the petals of about the length of the calyx. Leaf- 
lets of a pale green, very smooth. Flowers of a greenish yellow. A de- 
ciduous low tree. North America. Height 20 ft. to 30 ft. Introduced in 
1812. Flowers yellow ; June. Fruit brown; ripe in October. 
This sort is very distinct ; 
but it is evidently not the 2’s- 
culus glabra of Torrey and 
Gray, but probably a variety of 
the A’sculus flava of these 
169. 42’sculus glabra. 
authors, with rough fruit. The 
whole plant is comparatively 
glabrous, and even the fruit 
partakes of that quality. The 
tree is of less vigorous growth 
than 4. rubiciinda; and the 
shoots take a more upright di- 
rection. It appears to lose its leaves sooner than most of the other sorts. 
*# 5. Zi. (G.) pati Willd. The pale-flowered HEsculus, or Horsechestnut. 
Identification. Willd. Enum., p. 406. ; Hayne Dend., p. 44. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 597. ; Don’s Mill, 1. 
p. 652. 
Si Gelbliche Rossk ie, Ger. 
Engravings. Hayne Abbild., t.25.; and our Jig. 171. 
Spec. Char., §c. Petals with the claws shorter than the calyx. Stamens 
twice as long as the corolla. A deciduous low tree. Originated in gardens. 
Height 20 ft. to 30 ft. Cultivated in 1812. Flowers pale yellow; May 
and June. Fruit brown; ripe in October. 
This sort so closely resembles 2. glabra, as to leave no doubt in our mind 
of its being a variety of that species. It is of somewhat more robust growth, 
and the leaves are, perhaps, not quite so smooth. 
