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of the most ornamental of trees, and, in company with the 
Dog- wood, serves greatly to enliven the scene, and herald 
the advent of the floral season. These blossoms, according 
to Loudon, ( Encycl . of Plants ,) having an agreeable poign- 
ancy, are frequently eaten in salads abroad, and pickled by 
the French families in Canada. The name of Judas tree 
appears to have been whimsically bestowed by Gerard, an 
old English gardener, who described it in 1596, and relates 
that “ this is the tree whereon Judas did hange himselfe ; 
and not upon the elder tree, as it is said.” 
There are two species in common cultivation ; the Ameri- 
can, (C. Canadensis ,) and the European, (C. Siliquastrum.) 
The latter much resembles our native tree. The flowers, 
however, are deeper in colour ; the leaves darker, and less 
pointed at the extremity. It also produces blossoms rather 
more profusely than the American tree. Both species are 
highly worthy of a place in the garden, or near the house, 
where their pleasing vernal inflorescence may be observed. 
The Chestnut Tree. Castanea. 
Nat. Ord. Corylacese. Lin. Syst. Moncecia, Polyandria. 
The chestnut, for its qualities in Landscape Gardening, 
ranks with that king of the forest, the oak. Like that tree, 
it attains an enormous size, and its longevity in some cases 
is almost equally remarkable. Its fine massy foliage, and 
sweet nuts, have rendered it a favourite tree since a very re- 
mote period. Among the ancients, the latter were a com- 
mon article of food. 
