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It's been proposed to make bread, starch, etc. with this fruit, but the methods are too 

 costly. As a result, they've largely been abandoned. The best possible use for it is to feed 

 it to goats and sheep that relish it without disdain. 



CULTIVATION. This tree is propagated by planting chestnuts in springtime that 

 one has taken care to keep in sand during the winter. It grows well in almost all locations, 

 but it prefers damp soil. According to M. Desfontaines, Lemonnier wanted to try to 

 duplicate certain individual trees by cultivation. This would be a fine accomplishment for 

 parks and large gardens, because they could be propagated with double flowers by 

 grafting. 



The first known horse chestnut tree in France was brought from Constantinople to 

 Paris by a certain Bachelier and planted in 161 5 in the garden of the Soubise mansion 

 {Translator's note: Bachelier was a French botanist; the Soubise is a historic building in 

 central Paris, It currently houses the National Archives and a museum of French history]. 



KEY TO PLATE. 

 Horse chestnut tree. 1. Complete flower. 



