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The greater part of the limes, which we now fee 
in every part of England, have been planted fince the 
time of Charles the Second, and were introduced by 
a French gardener, whofe name was Le Notre, at the 
fame time with the horfe-chefnut. 
There are, however, at More-Park in Hertford- 
fhire, fix or feven of thefe trees, which appear to be 
the growth of fome centuries fo fmall a number, as 
well as two or three limes of great antiquity on the 
banks of the river Neath in Glamorganflaire, only, 
prove, that they were planted by fome gentleman,, 
either for variety, or perhaps for the fragrancy of the. 
flower. 1 fhould indeed rather fuppofe, that we owe. 
mofl: of the foreign trees which may have, been intro- 
duced into, England fome centuries ago, to the alien 
abbots and priors, who, on fpecial occafions, fome- 
times vifited their benefices in this country. 
The greater Maple (or Sycamore, as it is improperly, 
called) is certainly a foreign tree, , though very com- 
mon in Scotland, the northern counties of England,,, 
and fome parts of Wales. 
I never faw the tree but in a hedge-row, ave- 
nue, or clump i it muft be admitted, however, - 
that its feed comes to its full perfedtion in almoft. 
every year. 
I have already mentioned a reafon for the box not’ 
being confidered as indigenous j to which 1 muff novv^^ 
add, that no fuch place as Box-hill is to be found in. 
Saxton’s maps, which were completed in the reign 
of Queen Elizabeth ; nor is it taken notice of by Ge~- 
rard, in his Article Box, who botanized fo much in; 
the neighbourhood of London. 
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