▁had ▁the ▁rounded ▁body , ▁th o ' ▁not ▁the ▁largest , ▁measured ▁twenty ▁four ▁feet ▁in ▁circum ference , ▁and ▁another ▁with ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁triple ▁body , ▁as ▁described ▁above , ▁and ▁of ▁a ▁tri angular ▁figure , ▁measured ▁twelve ▁feet ▁on ▁each ▁side . ▁The ▁young ▁ced ars ▁are ▁not ▁easily ▁know ▁they ▁bear ▁a ▁greater ▁quantity ▁of ▁fruit ▁than ▁the ▁larger ▁ones . ▁The ▁wood ▁does ▁not ▁differ ▁from ▁white ▁deal ▁in ▁appearance , ▁nor ▁does ▁it ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁harder ; ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁fine ▁sm ell , ▁but ▁not ▁so ▁fra gr ant ▁as ▁the ▁juni per ▁of ▁America ▁which ▁is ▁commonly ▁called ▁ced ar ; ▁and ▁it ▁also ▁falls ▁short ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁beauty ; ▁I ▁took ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁the ▁wood ▁from ▁a ▁great ▁tree ▁that ▁was ▁blow n ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁wind , ▁and ▁left ▁there ▁to ▁rot ; ▁there ▁are ▁fifteen ▁large ▁ones ▁standing . ▁The ▁Christians ▁of ▁several ▁denomin ations ▁near ▁this ▁place ▁come ▁here ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁festival ▁of ▁the ▁trans fig uration , ▁and ▁have ▁built ▁alt ars ▁against ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁trees , ▁on ▁which ▁they ▁admin ister ▁the ▁sacr ament . ▁These ▁trees ▁are ▁about ▁half ▁a ▁mile ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁which ▁we ▁returned ... ” ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁on wards , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁writers ▁recording ▁their ▁vis its ▁increased ▁substantial ly , ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁ced ars ▁counted ▁by ▁the ▁writers ▁was ▁in ▁hundreds