Chinquapin, or Dwarf chestnut Castaneapumila

The Chinquapin, or Dwarf chestnut (C. pumila), is a curious low bush, from four to six feet high. The leaves are nearly the size of the ordinary chestnut, or rather smaller, and the fruit about two-thirds as large. It is indigenous to all the states south of Pennsylvania, and is often found in great abundance. It is a curious little tree, or more properly a shrub, and merits a place in the garden; or it may be advantageously planted for underwood in a group of large trees.