. Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, hardy and half-hardy, pictorially and botanically delineated, and scientifically and popularly described; with their propagation, culture, management, and uses in the arts, in useful and ornamental plantations, and in landscape-gardening; preceded by a historical and geographical outline of the trees and shrubs of temperate climates throughout the world . 1756 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. PART not even the most ^^ , J-5^0 superficial observ-er could ever for amoment mistake itfor any other
. Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, hardy and half-hardy, pictorially and botanically delineated, and scientifically and popularly described; with their propagation, culture, management, and uses in the arts, in useful and ornamental plantations, and in landscape-gardening; preceded by a historical and geographical outline of the trees and shrubs of temperate climates throughout the world . 1756 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. PART not even the most ^^ , J-5^0 superficial observ-er could ever for amoment mistake itfor any other Chandos Oak(see fig. 1601., inp. 1763.), thoughit has nearly aslarge a head, hasmore the charac-ter of a spreadingbeech tree; andtheTibbertonOak(see fig. 1587. inp. 1743.), thoughhif her, is more like an English elm. The Wootton Oak has all the attributes of beauty, dignity,and majesty, usually given to the oak tree; it once formed part of the ancientfor 2st of Bern Wood, which was a favourite hunting ground of Edward theCoafessor. This forest was at that time infested by a wild boar, which wasat last slain by a huntsman named Nigel, whom the king rewarded for thisser>ice by the grant of some lands, to be held by a horn; a mode of liverycommon in those days. {Lauders Gilpin, vol. ii. p. 69.) This horn is stillin the possession of the Aubrey family, to whom it has descended by the femaleline from that of Nigel. • The Chenies Oak, Professor Burnet (Eidoden-dron, pi. 2.) tells
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