This fruit contains a great quantity of starch, and as the tree will grow almost anywhere and everywhere, it would be advisable to apply the hitherto useless fruit to a valuable purpose The tree is one of the most beautiful, and might well be planted along our streets and roads
This article was originally published with the title "Starch from Horse Chestnuts" in Scientific American 13, 31, 241 (April 1858)
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican04101858-241b