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THE CHESTNUT. 



volcanoes, as is shown by the thick woods of 

 Chestnut-trees, which cover the surface in the 

 neighbourhood of Vesuvius. They grow luxuri- 

 antly on Mount Somma, on the heights of the 

 Camaldoli near Naples, on the Pyrenees near 

 medicinal springs, and in general, in the neigh- 



FLOWER AND RIPE FRUIT OF CHESTNUT. 



bourhood of subterraneous fires, not to mention 

 the numerous and gigantic trees that have for 

 ages darkened the sides of Etna." 



