| | |the fruit is that of the
| | |Pavias, being smooth, and
| | |showing no trace of the
| | |prickles which distinguish
| | |the true horse chestnuts.
| | |The Japanese horse chestnut
| | |reaches Southern Yezo,
| | |finding its most northern
| | |home near Mororan, on the
| | |shores of Volcano Bay, at
| | |the level of the ocean; it
| | |is generally distributed
| | |through the mountainous
| | |parts of the three southern
| | |islands, sometimes
| | |ascending in the south to
| | |an elevation of 4000 or
| | |5000 feet. There seems no
| | |reason why this tree, which
| | |has already produced fruit
| | |in France, should not
| | |flourish in our northern
| | |states, where, as well as
| | |in Europe, it is still
| | |little known. In Northern
| | |Japan the fruits are
| | |exposed for sale in the
| | |shops, although they are
| | |probably used only as
| | |playthings for the
| | |children."
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[Illustration: _HORSE-CHESTNUT (Aesculus Hippocastanum) IN FLOWER._]

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