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the stock has swelled laterally, or increased in circumfe- 

 rence, much more than the graft \ and at the same time the 

 tendency to upward expansion being necessarily checked* 

 a protuberant ring has been formed at the grafted part; 

 At the middle of the stock, the circumference of the trunk 

 is no less than eight feet ; while the stem of the Ornus 

 which springs from it, is only four feet and a-half in circUm^ 

 ference. 



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The tree has altogether a very odd and antiquated ap- 

 pearance ; as may more readily be conceived from the above 

 sketch, which is taken from Mr Hay's note-book, 



