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72 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF TREES. PART I 
raised from seeds sent to Dr. Fothergill, by Dr. Russell of 
Aleppo, in 1756; and that the original plant was sold by auction 
in August, 1781, after the doctor’s death, for 53/. 11s. There 
appears to be some mistake in ihis relation; as Dr. Fothergill- 
did not purchase Upton till 1762, and the A’rbutus Andrachne 
was cultivated in 1724. Dr. Fothergill, however, may have 
raised his plant somewhere else, and removed it to Upton; and, 
though it was introduced in 1724, it may not have flowered 
before the period mentioned. Collinson was such a careful ob- 
server, that this remark appears due to his memory. Upton 
House is now in the possession of S. Gurney, Esq. a 
Purser’s Cross was planted by John Ord, Esq., in 1756; and 
“it is not a little extraordinary,” says Lysons, “that this garden 
should, within the space of little more than fifty years (such 
have been the effects of good management and a fertile soil), 
have produced trees which are now the finest of their respective 
kinds in the kingdom.” The following is an account of some of 
the most remarkable trees at Purser’s Cross, as measured by 
Lysons at three different periods, and for us in Jan. 1885: — — 
Girth in 
1793. | 1808. | 1809. | 1835, 
The Sophora japénica, planted in 1756, being | ¢, in, ft di Gol 
then about 2 ft. in height ; it flowered-for 
the first time in August, 1807, and has con- 
tinued to flower almost every year since | 8 0Q | 9 
The gingko tree (Salisburia), planted in 1767 
(about 37 ft. high in 1809; and in 1835 
between 50 ft. and 60 ft.) - -12 313 61.3.9) ou8 
A tree, the seed of which was given to Mr. 
Ord, by the late Mr. Aiton, as an Illinois 
nut, and which was sown in 1760 (about 
40 feet high) - - - 
A black walnut tree (Jiglans nigra) sown 
where it now stands, in 1757 (about 
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A cedar of Lebanon, planted in 1756, then 
two years old (in 1809 about 55 ft.high) | 8 8|911|9 911 10 
A willow-leaved oak (sown in 1757) ~\4- O} 5 51° tee 
The Rhis yérnix, or varnish sumach = 14 O°! 4:10. | 4007 see 
Purser’s Cross contains a greater number of fine specimens, in 
a very limited space, than any garden we know of in the neigh- 
bourhood of London. In October, 1834, we found there Mag- 
nolia tripétala, acuminata, and other species, of considerable size, 
Liriodéndron Tulipifera; Negéndo fraxinifolium, 40 ft. high; — 
Asimina triloba, 10 ft. high, flowering every year; another plant, — 
which died a few years ago, having ripened fruit every year; 
Ailéntus glandulosa, 30 ft. high; Gymndécladus canadénsis, 30 ft. 
high; Sophora japonica, 40 ft. high, which flowers every year; 
Robinza and Gleditschza, very fine specimens; Crate gus, several 
species, very large; Pyrus Sorbus, very fine specimens; Céltis, 
