Show wild chestnut trees chestnuts as a food for the poor of france the me cincinnati gazette publishes an interesting letter from mr sheldon 1 I kellogg I 1 wine draw grawert e rg As oc latton dad dae dated ed bor sov yov IM lyth irom trent uichi lichi we I 1 make the following extracts I 1 hare been teen much surprised in seeing the i great bance the poorer classes make upon the lar large ge chesnut for their dally daily food it ills Is cultivated in this neighborhood in abundance for fot this purpose all jlii fc classes lases use filse nse them naura taura or less the rich having them daily dally brought upon their tables as desert either boiled or roasted it Is often mads into a soup which Is highly esteemed they are booked in a multitude of ways wats and I 1 know of nothing ol 01 i A farinaceous nature which la Is BO so very delicate ald aid and mu nyu ris bisbing hing bing the marron manon maa man on or large chesnut la the produce ot of the wild chesnut en grafted the wild tree at i three or four yeaTs of age Is out cut square quare cuare oty eft say four or pye ova ve feet from the grou ground rid the stul stump up Is s then split twice these A at hight right angles angies at the centre of the I 1 tuini stun iii lii there is then inserted one good sized branch of the same game tree in each section lection of the split making four branches in every stump care Is always aitt ai s taken to make khe ibe bark of the branches and the bark of the stump join join each aach ch other as closely ai ab possible the graft Is then sur clay and aud mess mesa to prevent the outflow af 0 the sip tip and scarcely arcely BC ever falls of success the period se this climate for this operation Is the de month of february the produce of this thle graft Is usually a tinty tiney aln ddn large beautifully colored marro marron about the size of our they are much more delicate in texture and navor nayor than our wild che chestnut they are never eaten without being cooked the truis truls ane lg a very beautiful one fuel fuei though liot not so high ai at ours much rn more mone re fee lee tn in fol foi folgate tate and shading a larger space of ground they are planted here lure at the side of avenues and two or 01 three wee together wherever they will add to the beauty of f the tha landscape lande lindi cape when ft hen they are in blos bios blossom sorn or are spotted potted wili will their delicate green fruit I 1 know of no tree more mora pleasing tf to the eye VT vr more ornament ornamental ah you who ara are ra so fond affine of trees should should plant same some of these warrow marrow edwand ano and 1 should bp be pleased it if you will call on mr and select some from a lot which I 1 am sending home fir tir that the picturesque beauty of vow yog grounds aroun Is in clifton world bs be much enhanced by jud judicious lilous distribution over them of t thesa these charming and moet ireful trees besides Ces ides ldes the individual it product of a graft upon a narrow stump pIs pig Is larger la in giz gle bec SEC and ind ingre more than one from the indigenous we lre tre eiTle eithe ane tite ol 01 portland has been tak pg ironi this region toRn to england glaNd yearly for many years pasta past immense quantities quan tUles of these theme nuts which he plants up upon on his great estates tates for the wood alone as they do not bear fruit there with duj ou I 1 do 0 o not doubt that in time the crop crops from wiss hiss brets trets be looked to as a permanent source of tit I 1 12 gome come post jan is ism |