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Leaves - compound (hand-shaped; leaflets, usually five, sometimes seven); opposite; edge toothed. Outline - of leaflet, long oval, long egg-shape, or long reverse egg-shape. Apex - taper-pointed. Base - pointed. Leaflet - four to nine inches long, one to three inches wide, usually minutely downy beneath. Flowers, pale yellow. April, May. Fruit - two to two and one half inches in diameter, rounded. Husk - not prickly, but uneven. Nut - one or two in a husk, large and brown. Found - from Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, southward along the Alleghany Mountains to Northern Georgia and Alabama, and westward. General Information - A tree thirty to seventy feet high. Its wood is light and hard to split. With the other species of the same genus it is preferred, above any other American wood, for the making of artificial limbs.

Genus Aesculus, L. (Buckeye, Horse Chestnut)

Leaves - compound (hand-shaped; leaflets, usually five, sometimes seven); opposite; edge toothed. Outline…

Leaves - compound (hand-shaped; leaflets, five); opposite; edge toothed. Outline - of leaflet, oval or long oval. Apex - taper-pointed. Base - pointed. Leaflets - three to seven inches long; one and a half to three inches wide. Bark - with a disagreeable odor. Flowers - small, yellowish-white. June. Fruit - about three fourths of an inch in diameter. Husk - prickly when young. Nut - smooth. Found - along the western slopes of the Alleghany Mountains - Pennsylvania to Northern Alabama and westward. General Information - A small, ill-scented tree (eighteen to thirty-five feet high). Its wood is light and hard to split. With the other species of the same genus it is preferred, above any other American wood, for the making of artificial limbs.

Genus Aesculus, L. (Buckeye, Horse Chestnut)

Leaves - compound (hand-shaped; leaflets, five); opposite; edge toothed. Outline - of leaflet, oval…

A man is loading his horse-drawn carriage with a large pine tree.

Man with Pine Tree on Cart

A man is loading his horse-drawn carriage with a large pine tree.

A device worn the shoe to prevent sinking in snow.

Snowshoe

A device worn the shoe to prevent sinking in snow.

A poster with important images and facts from the Heroic period (1400-1100 B.C.)

Greece Poster

A poster with important images and facts from the Heroic period (1400-1100 B.C.)

Detailed picture of how to construct a horse for a gymnasium.

Horse

Detailed picture of how to construct a horse for a gymnasium.

A harness for a horse-drawn carriage, with pieces labeled.

Harness

A harness for a horse-drawn carriage, with pieces labeled.

The coat of arms of Chile.

Chilean Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of Chile.

The Coat of Arms of Venezuela.

Venezuelan Coat of Arms

The Coat of Arms of Venezuela.

A horse-chestnut leaf.

Horse-Chestnut Leaf

A horse-chestnut leaf.

A child riding a stick horse.

Stick Horse

A child riding a stick horse.

An illustration for the story, "There was an old woman who lived in a shoe...had so many children..."

The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe

An illustration for the story, "There was an old woman who lived in a shoe...had so many children..."

"There was an old woman Who lived in a shoe, Who had so many children She didn't know what to do" -University Society, 1920

There Was an Old Woman

"There was an old woman Who lived in a shoe, Who had so many children She didn't know what to do" -University…

A girl giving mice a home out of a shoe.

Girl and Mice

A girl giving mice a home out of a shoe.

A boy holding the reigns of a large horse.

Boy and Horse

A boy holding the reigns of a large horse.

A lady riding a horse.

Lady on Horse

A lady riding a horse.

A cavalcade riding after a lady on a horse.

Cavalcade

A cavalcade riding after a lady on a horse.

A boy and girl riding in a horse-drawn carriage.

Horse and Carriage

A boy and girl riding in a horse-drawn carriage.

The three kittens were pulling on the string of a shoe.

Three Kittens 12

The three kittens were pulling on the string of a shoe.

A police officer riding a horse.

Police Officer

A police officer riding a horse.

"Side view of horse's skull. P., Parietal; FR., frontal; NA., nasal; PMX., premaxilla; MX., maxilla; J., jugal; L., lachrymal; SQ., squamosal; PP., paroccipital process; CO., condyle CA., canine." -Thomson, 1916

Horse Skull

"Side view of horse's skull. P., Parietal; FR., frontal; NA., nasal; PMX., premaxilla; MX., maxilla;…

"Feet of horse and its predecessors. 1, Palaeotherium; 2, Anchitherium; 3, Hippotherium; 4, Equus." -Thomson, 1916

Horse Feet

"Feet of horse and its predecessors. 1, Palaeotherium; 2, Anchitherium; 3, Hippotherium; 4, Equus."…

A Native American father and his son find a pony while hiking near the mountains.

Native Americans with Pony

A Native American father and his son find a pony while hiking near the mountains.

A man riding a horse, lassoing a book of arithmetic.

Man Lassoing Book

A man riding a horse, lassoing a book of arithmetic.

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the rich weed (Collinsonia Canadensis).

Rich Weed

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the rich weed (Collinsonia Canadensis).

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the horse mint (Mentha longifolia).

Horse Mint

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the horse mint (Mentha longifolia).

Of the Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae), the feverwort (Triosteum perfoliatum).

Feverwort

Of the Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae), the feverwort (Triosteum perfoliatum).

Palaeotherium magnum, an extinct tapir-like mammal.

Palaeotherium magnum

Palaeotherium magnum, an extinct tapir-like mammal.

Anoplotherium, an extinct hoofed mammal.

Anoplotherium

Anoplotherium, an extinct hoofed mammal.

A primitive giraffe-camel. This primitive camel has no humps and an elongated neck, resembling a giraffe.

primitive giraffe-camel

A primitive giraffe-camel. This primitive camel has no humps and an elongated neck, resembling a giraffe.

A primitive desert horse during the time period of Miocene.

Desert Horse

A primitive desert horse during the time period of Miocene.

"Dissected bud of buckeye (Aesculus macrostachya), showing transitions from bud-scales to leaves." -Bergen, 1896

Buckeye Bud

"Dissected bud of buckeye (Aesculus macrostachya), showing transitions from bud-scales to leaves." -Bergen,…

From an archaic Greek vase, a picture of horses and chariots.

Aryan Speaking People, Horses and Chariots

From an archaic Greek vase, a picture of horses and chariots.

"The fall of the horse-chestnut leaf." -Bergen, 1896

Buckeye Leaves

"The fall of the horse-chestnut leaf." -Bergen, 1896

"Leaf arrangement of horse-chestnut on vertical shoots." -Bergen, 1896

Buckeye Leaves

"Leaf arrangement of horse-chestnut on vertical shoots." -Bergen, 1896

"Leaf arrangement of horse-chestnut on vertical shoots." -Bergen, 1896

Buckeye Leaves

"Leaf arrangement of horse-chestnut on vertical shoots." -Bergen, 1896

"Bees visiting flowers. At the left, a bumblebee on the flower of the dead nettle; below, a similar bee in the flower of the horse-chestnut; above, a honey-bee in the flower of a violet." -Bergen, 1896

Bees Visiting Flowers

"Bees visiting flowers. At the left, a bumblebee on the flower of the dead nettle; below, a similar…

Wolves attacking a traveler. Caption below illustration: "The road now ran along the skirts of a pine forest, when the traveler suddenly perceived a suspicious noise behind her. Casting back a look of alarm, she saw a troop of wolves trotting along the road, the number of which her fears hindered her from estimating."

Wolves Attacking a Traveler

Wolves attacking a traveler. Caption below illustration: "The road now ran along the skirts of a pine…

"A scouring-rush (Equisetum sylvaticum). At the right is a colorless fertile stem, in the middle a green sterile one, and at the left a green fertile one." -Bergen, 1896

Scouring Rush

"A scouring-rush (Equisetum sylvaticum). At the right is a colorless fertile stem, in the middle a green…

"A four wheeled carriage, having a plank attached to the hind axle and to a crossbar in front." -Foster, 1921

Buckboard

"A four wheeled carriage, having a plank attached to the hind axle and to a crossbar in front." -Foster,…

American one-horse, four-wheeled cart.

Buggy

American one-horse, four-wheeled cart.

The Sea horse is a remarkable fish found near our South American coasts. It belongs to the singular order known as Lophobranch.

The Sea horse

The Sea horse is a remarkable fish found near our South American coasts. It belongs to the singular…

An Implement which in its simplest form consists merely of a wooden or iron bar furnished with wooden or iron teeth, and firmly fixed at right angles to a long handle. The horse rake is a larger rake with are drawn by horses.

Horse Rake

An Implement which in its simplest form consists merely of a wooden or iron bar furnished with wooden…

The Trojan Horse given to the Trojans from the Greeks as a gift but was actually war strategy, the horse being filled with Greek soldiers to attack once inside Troy.

Trojan Horse

The Trojan Horse given to the Trojans from the Greeks as a gift but was actually war strategy, the horse…

German for "running machine", the dandy horse was a two-wheeled vehicle propelled by the rider's feet.

Dandy Horse

German for "running machine", the dandy horse was a two-wheeled vehicle propelled by the rider's feet.

The molar teeth of a human, horse and dog. The first image to the left in a molar tooth of a horse. Labels: 1, The enamel. 2, The ivory. 3, Canals for blood vessels. The center image is a molar tooth of a human. Label: 1, The enamel. 2, The ivory. 3, The cavity containing blood vessels. 4, 5, Artery and nerve. The image on the right is a molar tooth of a dog. Labels: 1, The enamel. 2, The ivory. 3, Cavity for blood-vessels.

Comparison of the Molar Teeth of a Human, Horse, and Dog

The molar teeth of a human, horse and dog. The first image to the left in a molar tooth of a horse.…

The base of brain of a horse. Labels: l, Cerebrum. 2, Ganglion of sight. 3, Cerebellum. 4, Medulla Oblongata and Spinal Cord.

Base of Brain of a Horse

The base of brain of a horse. Labels: l, Cerebrum. 2, Ganglion of sight. 3, Cerebellum. 4, Medulla Oblongata…

"Horse-chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum). ls, leaf-scar, showing scars of seven fibro-vascular bundles, corresponding, in number, to the seven leaflets of the compound leaf, formerly attached at ls. The leaf is drawn to a smaller scale than the branch." -Gager, 1916

Horse-Chestnut Leaf

"Horse-chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum). ls, leaf-scar, showing scars of seven fibro-vascular bundles,…

The form of the capillary network presents considerable variety in the different textures of the body: the varieties consists principally of modifications of two chief kind of mesh, the rounded and the elongated. The kind in which the meshes or interspaces have a roundish form is the most common, and prevails in those parts which the capillary network is most dense, such as the lungs. Shown is the network of capillary vessels of the air cells of the horse's lung magnified. Labels: a, capillaries proceeding from b, terminal branched of the pulmonary artery.

Capillary Vessels of Air Cells

The form of the capillary network presents considerable variety in the different textures of the body:…

This Renaissance desk was a saw-horse and could be folded-up, in which case the slopes had bands.

Renaissance Desk

This Renaissance desk was a saw-horse and could be folded-up, in which case the slopes had bands.

The development of the respiratory organs. A, is the esophagus of a chick on the fourth day of incubation, with the rudiments of the trachea on the lung of the left side, viewed laterally; 1, the inferior wall of the esophagus; 2, the upper portion of the same tube; 3, the rudimentary lung; 4, the stomach. B, is the same object seen from below, so that both lungs are visible. C, shows the tongue and respiratory organs of the embryo of a horse; 1, the tongue; 2, the larynx; 3, the trachea; 4, the lungs, viewed from the upper side.

Development of Respiratory Organs

The development of the respiratory organs. A, is the esophagus of a chick on the fourth day of incubation,…

"In a colony are the females, which are the largest in size." The females are very long-lived.

Horse Ant Female

"In a colony are the females, which are the largest in size." The females are very long-lived.

The workers supply all the food and are the builders of their wonderful colonies.

Horse Ant Worker

The workers supply all the food and are the builders of their wonderful colonies.

The male horse ant has wings, and after pairing is allowed to stray away and soon die.

Horse Ant Male

The male horse ant has wings, and after pairing is allowed to stray away and soon die.

The sea horse rarely grows larger than 4 inches.

The Seahorse (Hippocampus Brevirostris)

The sea horse rarely grows larger than 4 inches.

A scene from Lorna Doone, by Richard Doddridge Blackmore where John Ridd rides the mare, Winnie.

Lorna Doone

A scene from Lorna Doone, by Richard Doddridge Blackmore where John Ridd rides the mare, Winnie.

"The Trumpeter's Horse. From the painting by Horace Vernet, in the Hertford Collection, London." -Rees, 1894

The Trumpeter's Horse

"The Trumpeter's Horse. From the painting by Horace Vernet, in the Hertford Collection, London." -Rees,…

"The Death of Poniatowski. From the painting by Horace Vernet." -Rees, 1894

The Death of Poniatowski

"The Death of Poniatowski. From the painting by Horace Vernet." -Rees, 1894

The Brook, a painting by Thomas Gainsborough.

The Brook

The Brook, a painting by Thomas Gainsborough.

Salisbury Cathedral (From the Meadows), a painting by John Constable exhibited in 1831.

Salisbury Cathedral (From the Meadows)

Salisbury Cathedral (From the Meadows), a painting by John Constable exhibited in 1831.