My mother has
had branches of them for a flower-pott severall Christmasses, which I
have seen. Elias Ashmole, Esq., in his notes upon "Theatrum
Chymicum", saies that in the churchyard at Glastonbury grew a wallnutt
tree that did putt out young leaves at Christmas, as doth the king's
oake in the New Forest. In Parham Parke, in Suffolk (Mr. Boutele's),
is a pretty ancient thorne that blossomes like that at Glastonbury;
the people flock thither to see it on Christmas-day. But in the rode
that leades from Worcester to Droitwiche is a blackthorne hedge at
Clayn, halfe a mile long or more, that blossomes about Christmas-day
for a week or more together. The ground is called Longland. Dr. Ezerel
Tong sayd that about Runnly-marsh, in Kent, [Romney-marsh?] are
thornes naturally like that at Glastonbury. The souldiers did cutt
downe that neer Glastonbury: the stump remaines.
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In the parish of Calne, at a pleasant seat of the Blakes, called
Pinhill, was a grove of pines, which gives the name to the seate.
About 1656 there were remaining about four or five: they made fine
shew on the hill.
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In the old hedges which are the boundes between the lands of Priory
St. Marie, juxta Kington St. Michael, and the west field, which
belonged to the Lord Abbot of Glastonbury, are yet remaining a great
number of berberry-trees, which I suppose the nunnes made use of for
confections, and they taught the young ladies that were educated there
such arts.
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