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(Eastanca DfSCCt. Natural Order: Cujniliferce — Oak Family. 
RANCE and Italy, or parts of them, use the nut of this tree 
to some extent as an article of diet, a substitute for flour 
and potatoes, principally among the poorer classes, who pre¬ 
pare it by some process of cooking; the nut there, however, 
being nearly double the size of the ones we are familiar 
with. The Italian nut venders are also found on street 
#||||||| corners of our large cities. In some portions of the United States 
the tree grows plentifully, though seldom forming masses in the 
woods. In July the blossoms hang like tassels all over the tree, 
completely covering it as if with a yellowish mantle. The nut is of 
a beautiful brown, and is inclosed in a formidable burr, beset on all 
sides with sharp, thorny spines. The timber is useful in some kinds 
of building, being strong, elastic and durable, without much weight. 
The Chestnut was a favorite tree of Salvator Rosa, and flourished in the moun¬ 
tains of Calabria. It is said to have derived its name from Casthanasa, a city 
of ancient Greece. 
Drtr|iiiur Jfjtparantss. 
H 
OW little do they see what is, who frame 
Their hasty judgments upon that which seems. 
— Southey. 
TTTITHIN the oyster’s shell uncouth 
The purest pearl may bide; — 
Trust me, you’ll find a heart of truth 
Within that rough outside. 
— Mrs. Osgood. 
'T'HE deepest ice that ever froze 
Can only o’er the surface close; 
The living stream lies quick below, 
And flows, and cannot cease to flow. 
— Byron. 
’'T'IS not the fairest fc 
1 The mildest, purest 
form that holds 
purest soul within; 
’Tis not the richest plant that folds 
The sweetest breath of perfume in. 
-Dawes. 
T 
HY plain and open nature sees mankind 
But in appearances, not what they are. 
— Frowde. 
APPEARANCES to save, his only care; 
^ So things seem right, no matter what they are. 
— Churchill. 
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