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Horse Chestnut:
?SE CHESTNUT is a medium-sized tree of horse chestnut family ( Hippocastanaceae), re to the Balkan Peninsula of Europe. It was iduced to the eastern United States and ada as an ornamental many years ago. [he horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) monly attains a height of 30 to 50 feet (9-leters) and a diameter of 1 to 3 feet (30-90 . The bark ranges from gray-brown to black forms small scaly flakes. Leaves are pal-:ly compound, each leaf being divided into n large leaflets that arise from a common t on the leaf stalk. Showy white flowers with le spots are borne in elongated clusters ces), 6 to 12 inches (15-30 cm) long, in and July. The fruit is a fleshy capsule, about :hes (5 cm) in diameter, armed with Flexible :s. The ripe fruit opens to release 1 or 2 ' brown nutlike seeds, which are inedible, e chestnut is strictly an ornamental with no nercial value as lumber.?SE CHESTNUT is a medium-sized tree of horse chestnut family ( Hippocastanaceae), re to the Balkan Peninsula of Europe. It was iduced to the eastern United States and ada as an ornamental many years ago. [he horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) monly attains a height of 30 to 50 feet (9-leters) and a diameter of 1 to 3 feet (30-90 . The bark ranges from gray-brown to black forms small scaly flakes. Leaves are pal-:ly compound, each leaf being divided into n large leaflets that arise from a common t on the leaf stalk. Showy white flowers with le spots are borne in elongated clusters ces), 6 to 12 inches (15-30 cm) long, in and July. The fruit is a fleshy capsule, about :hes (5 cm) in diameter, armed with Flexible :s. The ripe fruit opens to release 1 or 2 ' brown nutlike seeds, which are inedible, e chestnut is strictly an ornamental with no nercial value as lumber.
See Also Stap- Horse Another:
Netherlands National Tourist Office New houses in Hengelo, an industrial town in eastern Overijssel. The llth century town of Deventer, on the river Ijsel, is famous for its koek (cake) and the ex¬ceptional library of 16th century books. It also manufactures tapestry and there is some metal working. Zwolle, the capital of the province, on the delta of the rivers Ijsel and Vecht, is the center of traffic and trade. North of Zwolle is the village of Giethoorn which does not have a single street. Each house is on the water. Cows are transported by Boat to and from pasture. Stap- horse anotherhorse is another interesting village, the people of which are noted for their interesting costumes. The population of the province in 1957 was 738,036.Ante Before the game, each player including the dealer puts an equal agreed amount into the pool. Betting Each player decides which horse he will back. A player may bet only on one horse; more than one player may bet on the same horse. A horse still runs even if no one bets on it.
On The Other Hand See Elebrations Horse Shows:
Atop Nob Hill are the Mark Hopkins and the Fairmont, the first named for the early day railroad builder and the second for James G. Fair, a pioneer miner. Numerous tall apartment houses stand on the crests of Nob and Russian hills, in the Pacific Heights district west of Van Ness Avenue, and elsewhere.Always a pleasure-loving city, San Francisco ends support to numerous festivals, ranging rom Chinese New Year and the Columbus Day :elebrations horse shows to horse shows, rodeos, regattas, and he annual East-West Shrine football game. Vmong other sporting events are tennis, boxing, wimming, and basketball tournaments and, in he professional field, baseball, football, basket-jail, and ice hockey.Leger flat racing, early in September. Important London horse shows include the Royal Windsor (May), at the Home Park, Windsor; Royal Horse Show (June), at Richmond, Surrey; and Horse of the fear Show (October), at Harringay Arena, London.
