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well in my garden. J gave seed to Mr. Gordon, and he also 

 raised it. 



'J'he 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 IJendon, Middlesex. 



Mr. Miller is greatly mistaken in saying the i\rundo No. 2, 

 or Donax, dies down every year. In my garden the stalks 

 liave 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 loth, 1762. 

 This very long hot dr}"^ season has made many exotics flower. 



Donax seu Ariiudo 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. DemidoflF, 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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