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Should wifh to allot to fuch trees only, as have 

 fomewhat more of hiftpry, and anecdote an- 

 nexed to them. 



One of the inoft celebrated trees on ancient 

 record, was an oriental plane, which grew in 

 Phrygia. It's dimenfions are not handed down 

 to us ; but from the following circumftances, 

 we may fuppofe them to have been very ample. 

 When Xerxes fet out on his Grecian expedi- 

 tion, his route led him near this noble tree, 

 Xerxes, it feems, was a great admirer of trees. 

 Amidft all his devaftations in an enemy's coun- 

 try, it was his particular order to fpare the 

 groves. This wonderful plane therefore flruck 

 his fancy. He had feen nothing like it before 5 

 and to the aftonifhrnent of all his officers, or- 

 ders were difpatched to the right, and left 

 of his mighty hoft to halt three days ; during 

 which time he could not be drawn from 

 the Phrygian-plane. His pavilion was fpread 

 under it ; and he enjoyed the luxury of it's 

 delicious made -, while the Greeks were taking 



meafures to feize the pafs at Thermopylae 



The ftory may not fpeak much in favour of the 



prince ; 



