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well in my garden. I gave seed to Mr. Gordon, and he also 
raised it. | 
The eastern hornbeam (Miller's Dictionary, edition 8th,) was 
raised from seed given to me, which came from Persia by 
the name of Azad. I gave it to Mr. Gordon, gardener, at Mile- 
End, who was so fortunate as to have it come up anno 1747, 
and from him my garden and other gardens have been supplied. 
There is a large tree in my field at Hendon, Middlesex. 
Mr. Miller is greatly mistaken in saying the Arundo No. 2, 
or Donar, dies down every year. In my garden the stalks 
have continued for some years making annually young green 
shoots from every joint, and bear a handsome. tassel of flowers. 
The first time I ever saw it in flower was September 15th, 1762. 
This very long hot dry season has made many exotics flower. 
Donar seu Arundo flowered this year also (1762) at Mr. 
Gordon's at Mile-End. — | | 
.. October the 22d; 1746, I received the first double Spanish 
broom that was in England, sent me by my friend Mr. Brewer 
at Nuremberg: it cost there a golden ducat; and, being planted 
in a pot nicely wickered all over, came. from thence down the 
river Elbe to Hamburgh, from whence it was brought by the first 
ship to London. I inarched it on the single-flowered broom, 
and gave it to Gray and Gordon, gardeners,- and from them all 
have been supplied. 
Anno 1756. Some roots of Siberian martagon, sent me by 
Mr. Demidoff, proprietor of the Siberian iron mines, flowered 
for the first time, May 24th, 1756. The flower is but little re- 
flexed, and is, I think, the nearest to black of any flower that 
I know. 
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