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feems moft ftrongly to indicate the country from 
“ which this tree was introduced here.” But why 
Spanifli? I do not know that it is any where here 
lo called, and none of the wood-men know it by 
that name. The old Botanical writer?, John Bauhine, 
Gerhard, and Parkinfon, call it Calfanea Vulgaris. 
Calpar Bauhine, in his Pinax, Callanea Sylveftris, 
the conunon or wild chefnut tree. Ray indeed, in ' 
his Synoplis, the 3d Edit, publiflaed by Dillenius', 
p. 449, has the following, “ in fylvis quibufdam prope 
“ Siitmgburn Cantii oppidum, & Woburn Bedfordiae, 
“ oblervavimus an fpontaneam, an olim ibi fatam, nef- 
“ cimus.” It is fomewhat drange that fo celebrated 
a Botanift fhould treat of it in fo flight a manner, 
and with feemingly fo little attention, as to men- 
tion it only in thofe two places. 
Ladly, Mr. Barrington fays, ‘‘ that many places, 
in every country, mud receive their appellation from 
“ indigenous trees which grow there, 6cc.” 
There are many trees which give few, if anv, ap- 
pellation to places. It does not therefore follow that 
they are not indigenous. In ancient time, England 
abounded more in woods and foreds than at prefent ; 
and the oak and alh being then two of the mod 
common trees, occafioned the names of the conti- 
guous places and paridies to receive their derivation. 
Notwithdanding his trial of the fpecimens of oak 
and chdnut, 1 am well adhred many old buildings 
were, and are, of the latter j elpecially in places 
where thefe trees dourifhed. When I repaired the 
old houfe at Nettleded, in Stockbury, in fawing off 
the end of the main girder, it was decayed at heart ; 
and 
