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are fallen in Winter, the Branches 

 growing at a great Diflancc, do 

 cafiiy admit the Rays of the Sun. 



This Tree v/as afterwards brought 

 to France, where it was cultivated 

 only by Perfons of the firft Rank j 

 and fo much was the Shade of it 

 priz'd, as that if any ot the Na- 

 tives did but put his Head under 

 it, they exadied a Tribute from 

 then*. 



It is generally fuppos'd, that the 

 Introduction of this Tree into Eng- 

 land, is owing to the great Lord 

 Chancellor Bacon, who planted a 

 noble Parcel of them at Verulam, 

 which v/cre there, very flourifli- 

 ing, a few Years fince. But not- 

 withftanding its having been fb 

 long in England, yet there are but 

 few very large Trees to be feen of 

 it at preient 5 which may, perhaps, 

 be owing to the great Eftcem the 

 Perfons of the laft Age had for the 

 Lime, which being much eafier to 

 propagate, and of (quicker Growth, 

 during the three or four firft Years, 

 than the Flane-Tree, thereby it be- 

 came the moll common Tree for 

 Planting of Avenues and fhady 

 Walks near Habitations in England. 

 But fince the Defeats of that Tree 

 have been more generally difcover- 

 cd, the Elm has had the Preference, 

 and is now the moft: commonly 

 planted for llich Purpofes. 



However, notwithftanding what 

 has been iiiid of the Plane-Tree, of 

 its Backv/ardnefs in coming out in 

 the Spring, and the fuddcn Decay 

 of its Leaves in Autumn, yet, for 

 the goodly Appearance, and great 

 Magnitude to which it will grow, 

 it deferves a Place in large Planta- 

 tions, or flia.ly Recefles near Habita- 

 tions, efpecially if the Plantation be 

 delign'd on a moift Soil, or near 

 Rivulets of Water i in which Plu- 



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ces this Tree will arrive to a pro- 

 digious Magnitude. 



We read of one of thefe Trees 

 which was growing at a Villa of 

 the Emperor Caligula, whole Trunk 

 was fo large, as, when hollow'd, 

 to make a Room, therein capacious 

 enough to entertain ten or twelve 

 Perfons at a Repaft, and for their 

 Servitors to wait upon them. And 

 there is mention made of one of 

 thefe Trees, which was growing 

 in the Eaftern Country, which was 

 of fo great a Magnitude, that Xer- 

 xes made his Army (which confift- 

 ed of Seventeen hundred thouiand 

 Men) halt, for fome Days, to ad- 

 mire the Beauty and Procerity of 

 this Tree J and became fo fond of 

 it, as to take his own, his Concu- 

 bines, and all the great Perfons 

 Jewels to cover it j and was fb 

 much enamour'd with it, that for 

 fome Days, neither the Concern of 

 his Grand Expedition, nor Intereft, 

 nor Honour, nor the neceflary Mo- 

 tion of his prodigious Army could 

 diffuade him from it; He flilM it. 

 His xMiftrefs, His Minion, His God- 

 defs ; and when he was obliged to 

 part with it, he caufed a Figure ot 

 it to be ftamp'd on a Gold Medal,, 

 which he continually wore about 

 him. 



And fuch was the Efteem which 

 the People of Afia had for this 

 Tree, that ivhere-ever they erect- 

 ed any fumptuous Buildings, the 

 Portico's, which open'd to the Air, 

 terminated in Groves of thefe 

 Trees, 



The Eajiern P lane-Tree is propa- 

 gated either from Seeds or by Lay- 

 ers, the latter of which is generally 

 pracfis'd in E?2gland; though the 

 Plants thus rais'd do fddom make 

 fo large, ftrait Trees, as thofc 

 v/hicli arc produc'd flom Seeds j 



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