Show the bo tree an extraordinary tree is stated by sir J Et Ln emmerson enerson merson aerson erson to e exist in in the island of ceylon it is known as the bo tree of anar and is in all probability the oldest historical tree in the world it was wasi planted years before christ and hence helice it is now 2148 years old ages varying froni 1000 to years have been beon assigned to tho boa bubs of senegal 0 eucalyptus of tasmania the dragon tree of Gro tavo and the chesnut etia etla bat daj all ail these estimates niss wiss matters of conjecture conjectures and much calculation however ingenious must be purely inferential whereas the age of the bo tree is a matter of record its preservation has been an object of solicitude to successive dynasties and the story of its vicissitudes has been preserved in a series of continuous chronicles among the most authentic that have been handed hadded down by mankind |