as with a farmer in his garden, and observing on several
apple-trees some luxuriant mistletoe, I remarked that it was principally
found on that tree, sometimes on the oak, but rarely on other trees. The
farmer, after inquiring whether it could be propagated by cuttings, &c.,
asked if I had ever understood that our Saviour's cross was made of
mistletoe? On replying in the negative, and remarking that it was
altogether unsuitable for such a purpose, he rejoined, that, previously to
that event, it was a large strong tree, but subsequently had been doomed to
have only a parasitical (not that he used the term) existence.

As CEYREP said "I never heard of our Lord's cross having been made of elder
wood," so I would also add, I never heard before of its being made of
mistletoe. Did any one else ever hear of this tradition?

S. S. S.

_Bishops' Lawn Sleeves_ (Vol. vi., p. 271.).--J. G. T. has inquired
concerning the date and origin of the present robes of Anglican bishops.
Mr. Trevor thus describes the bishop's dress in Convocation, which is the
proper dress of the episcopate:

"The chimere is the Convocation habit of a doctor of divinity in
Oxford, made of silk instead of cloth, as the rochet is an alb of lawn
in place of linen, _honoris causa_: the detaching the sleeves from the
rochet, and sewing them to the upper garment instead, is obviously a
contrivance of the robe-makers. Dr. Hody says that the scarlet robe
worn by the bishops in the House of Lords is the doctor's gown at
Cambridge; the first archbishops after the Reformation being of that
university. (_Hody_, 140.) At Parker's consecration he appeared first
in a scarlet gown and hood; then at the Holy Communion he and two of
the consecrating bishops {438} wore white surplices, while the senior
had a cope: and after his consecration he and the two diocesan bishops
endued themselves in the now customary dress of a bishop, the
archbishop having about his neck a collar of sables (_Cardw. Doc.
Ann._, i. 243.). Before the Reformation, it was remarked as peculiar to
the English bishops, that they always wore their white rochets, 'except
when hunting.' (_Hody_, 141.)"--_The Two Convocations, Note on_, p.
195.

W. FRASER.

Tor-Mohun.

_Inscriptions in Books_ (Vol. vii., pp. 127. 337.).--The two accompanying
inscriptions in books were given to me the other day. The second is, I
believe, much in vogue at