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we may add, among artists and authors, Switzer, a seedsman, at 
*‘ the Flower Pot over-against the Court of Common Pleas in 
Westminster Hall, or at his garden in Milbank, Westminster,” 
author of Iconographia Rustica, and several other works, and 
the designer of various gardens both in Britain and Ireland; 
Bradley, a voluminous autho Batty Langley, an architect ps: 
Twickenham, who wrote New Principles of Gardening, &c., and 
The true Method of improving an Estate by Plantations of Timber 
Trees, §c.; Dr. John Hill, a voluminous gardening author ; 
Sir William Chambers, who wrote Dissertations on Oriental 
Gardening ; Wheeler, a nurseryman at Gloucester, and author 
of The Botanist’s and Gardener’s New Dictionary; Aber- 
crombie, a well known voluminous author; Weston; Speechley; 
Dr. A. Hunter, the editor of Evelyn’s Sylva; Meader, gar- 
dener to the Duke of Northumberland; Greefer, gardener 
to the Earl of Coventry at Croome, and afterwards to the 
King of Naples at Caserta; and a great number of others. 
We should have been tempted to submit some notices of these 
authors and their works, did we not expect a Chronological and, 
Biographicai History of them from the accurate and learned pen 
of William For syth, Esq. ‘To this gentleman, who has been for 
many years collecting information respecting trees and shrubs, 
we are deeply indebted for many corrections and additions to 
this chapter, and to our work generally. 
In order to give a general summary of the trees and shrubs 
introduced into Britain during the eighteenth century, we shall 
divide it into periods of ten years; and give in each the names 
of some of the principal plants introduced, and those of their 
introducers, according to the Hortus Kewensis, and to some 
farther information on the subject, kindly furnished to us by 
Mr. Forsyth, and Messrs. Loddiges of Hackney. 
From 1701 to 1710 inclusive (Queen Anne), four trees and 
five shrubs were introduced. Among the trees were, /raxinus 
lentiscifolia from Aleppo, and Ptélea trifoliata from North 
America, by the Rev. John Banister. Cratze‘gus parvifolia was 
introduced by Bishop Compton, and Rzbes oxyacanthdides by 
Mr. Reynardson of Hillington. Bignonza capreolata, a beau- 
tiful climber, and Colutea cruénta, a handsome flowering shrub, 
were introduced during this period. 
From 1711 to 1720 (Anne and Geo. I.), three trees and nine 
shrubs were introduced: among these were, Pavia rubra, by 
Thos. Fairchild; Pinus Tee'da, ‘and Ceanothus americanus, by 
Bishop Compton ; Cérasus Mahaleb, from Austria; and Comp=- 
tonza aspleniifolia, Lycium afrum, and J’va frutéscenae yaks 
Duchess of Beaufort. 
From 1721 to 1730 {Geo. I. and II.), twenty-two trees and 
twenty shrubs were introduced. Mark Catesby introduced 
