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HISTORY OF FRUITS. 



banks of the Thames, west of London. There is an oak 

 of this description in the grounds belonging to the Bishop 

 of London's palace at Fulham, more than fifty feet high, 

 and eight feet in circumference. We conclude it was 

 planted by Bishop Compton, who introduced many new 

 plants and forest trees from North America and other 

 parts of the world.* 



* The various species and varieties of the oak will be noticed in a 

 future work on Plantations. 



