▁divided ▁into ▁five ▁lim bs , ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁equal ▁to ▁a ▁great ▁tree . ▁After ▁about ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁spent ▁surve ying ▁this ▁place , ▁the ▁clouds ▁began ▁to ▁thick en , ▁and ▁to ▁fly ▁along ▁upon ▁the ▁ground ; ▁which ▁so ▁obsc ur ' d ▁the ▁road , ▁that ▁my ▁guide ▁was ▁very ▁much ▁at ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁find ▁our ▁way ▁back ▁again . ▁We ▁ram bled ▁about ▁for ▁seven ▁hours ▁thus ▁bew ilder ed , ▁which ▁gave ▁me ▁no ▁small ▁fear ▁of ▁being ▁for c ' d ▁to ▁spend ▁one ▁night ▁more ▁on ▁Lib anus ". ▁▁ ▁Jean ▁de ▁la ▁Ro que ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 2 ▁found ▁ 2 0 ▁trees . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 8 ▁Richard ▁P oc ock e ▁provided ▁a ▁detailed ▁description . ▁ ▁" They ▁form ▁a ▁gro ve ▁about ▁a ▁mile ▁in ▁circum ference , ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁some ▁large ▁ced ars ▁that ▁are ▁near ▁to ▁one ▁another , ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁young ▁ced ars ▁and ▁some ▁p ines . ▁The ▁great ▁ced ars , ▁at ▁some ▁distance , ▁look ▁very ▁like ▁large ▁spread ing ▁o aks ; ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁the ▁trees ▁are ▁short , ▁div iding ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁into ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁lim bs , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁growing ▁up ▁together ▁for ▁about ▁ten ▁feet , ▁appear ▁something ▁like ▁thick ▁Goth ic ▁columns , ▁which ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁composed ▁of ▁seven ▁pill ars , ▁higher ▁up ▁they ▁begin ▁to ▁spread ▁hor izont ally : ▁one ▁that