. Flowers of the field. Botany. CARtAnea SATiVA {S/'anis/i C/ilshiut). *6. (Chestnut).—Trees wit'h long slender catkins, the stamiuate ones erect ; stamens 8—20 ; carpellnte flmvers :; to- gether within a 4-lobed, very prickly capsule : stigmas 6 : ovary 5—8-chanibered ; nut large, surmounted by 6-lobed perianth, i- chambered, i—3-seeded. (Name, the Classical Latin nam; of the tree.) I.* C. saliva (Sweet or Spanish Chestnut).—A large and hand- some tree with deeply furrowed bark ; glossy, oblong-lanceolate leaves with bristly serrations ; catliins 5^6 in. long.—Parks and plantations

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. Flowers of the field. Botany. CARtAnea SATiVA {S/'anis/i C/ilshiut). *6. (Chestnut).—Trees wit'h long slender catkins, the stamiuate ones erect ; stamens 8—20 ; carpellnte flmvers :; to- gether within a 4-lobed, very prickly capsule : stigmas 6 : ovary 5—8-chanibered ; nut large, surmounted by 6-lobed perianth, i- chambered, i—3-seeded. (Name, the Classical Latin nam; of the tree.) I.* C. saliva (Sweet or Spanish Chestnut).—A large and hand- some tree with deeply furrowed bark ; glossy, oblong-lanceolate leaves with bristly serrations ; catliins 5^6 in. long.—Parks and plantations ; common, but not indigenous.—Fl. May. Perennial. 7. (P>eech).—Trees with deciduous (or, in foreign species, evergreen) haves; stamuiale catluns globose ; stamens 8—40, with. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

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