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the left hand fide, and not far from the Road, 

 about four or five miles before one comes to 

 Reading in Berkpur, being a pretty tall Beach- 

 tree, and (was then) thicker than a Man's Body. 

 It confifls of two Stems that arife out of the 

 ground about three yards afunder diftant from 

 each other, and that approach gradually nearer 

 and nearer to each other, till they are about five 

 yards in height, when they meet clofe together, 

 and fo, being thus united, make but one fingle 

 Stalk of a confiderable length. Between three and 

 four foot beneath the part where they thus unite, 

 there goes a piece of the live Tree, nearly re- 

 fembling a Wooden Bar, almoft ftrait acrofs from 

 one Stem to the other ; and this is what gives it 

 the name of Gallow-Tree. The People there- 

 about could aflign no account how it firft came 

 to grow in that fingular manner : But I am of 

 opinion, that Art might very eafily be afllifting to 

 Nature in the Affair. 



16. I yefterday faw, at my Lord T^rewr'^ Seat, 

 at Bromhaniy a curiofity in Planting, which I had 

 never before met with, tho' I believe it to be no 

 new modern invention; njiz, Milletoe growing 

 upon the main Bodies of feveral White- Thorn, 

 and Apple -Trees ; which was efFedled by the 

 Gardiner, and in this eafy, and indeed natural 

 manner. In the middle of February laft, he rub- 



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