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In anfwer to the' third and laft genera! rule j that 
the nuts of the chefnut tree ripen kindly, and in 
great quantity, is manifen; from the numbers of poor 
people at Earith, and the adjoining hamlet going 
into the woods at the proper feafon, and gathering 
fome a quarter, others three facks each, to fat their 
hogs, elpecially when pulfe and grain are dear. It 
is true, the nuts are not fo large as on trees which 
Hand fingle and open to the fun, in parks, court?, 
&c. Even the oak will not produce acorns in a 
wood, till it becomes an old treej and then not fo 
large and in fuch plenty as on old trees and pollards 
which Hand open in fields and hedge rows. But 
where the chefnut, as before obferved, Hands fingle 
and planted for ornament, as in the Wildernefs park, 
the feat of Mr. Prat, in Seal ; and in Bradbourn 
park, the feat of Sir Roger Twilden, Bart, at EaH 
Mailing, and divers other places, the nuts are large, 
well tailed, and in great plenty, yielding excellent 
food for the deer. 
It is well known that trees clofe planted in orchards 
will not produce fruit fo large and fair, as in kitchen 
gardens, where they Hand fingle, are often digged 
about, and manured. 
Mr. Barrington himfelf fays. Dr. Watfon informed 
him, “ that in Spain the chefnut trees deHined to 
“ produce the bell fruit, are engrafted upon the 
“ wild chefnut ; and that the French call the com- 
“ mon fort Chataignier, and the improved one 
“ Maronier,” If fo, the latter may be the fort which 
are annually brought to England, and fold at all the 
fruit Hiops, 6cc. and are called SpaniHi chefnut. 
Mr. Barrington fa)S, “ the very name of SpaniHi, 
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