In 1874-1877 I used to see a row of some excellent, huge, Land some horse-chestnut trees along the garden enclosing wall of the Kensington Gardens, London (K. R K.)
Uses : — The fruit and bark Lave for long been regarded as useful in the treatment of fevers as an anti-periodic. Esculine, in doses of 15 grains, is said to have been found useful in malarial disorders.
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Chemical Abstracts for Jan. 20, 1914. p. 384.
312. Æ. indica, Colebr. h.f.b.l, i. 675.
Eng. : — Indian horse-chestnut.
Vern. : — Bankhor, gugu, kanor, pankar (H.) ; Gun, kanor (Pb.) ; Kishing (Kumaon) ; Home, hanûdûm (Kashmir) ; Torjaga (Trans-Indus).
Habitat :— Western Himalaya, from the Indus to Nepal.
A large, deciduous tree, with scaby sticky, buds. Bark grey ; when old, exfoliating upwards in long flakes or thin bands, which remain attached to the upper ends and hang down outwards, having a straight appearance. Wood white, with a pinkish tinge, soft, close-grained. A very handsome tree, reaching 100 ft. or more in height, in suitable places, with perhaps 25 ft. in girth. Leaves opposite, digitate, ex-stipulate ; common petiole 4-6 in. long. Leaflets 5-9 ; 6-10 by 2-3½ in., the centre ones the largest, oblanceolate, or oblong, acuminate, sharply
