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Gleditschta monospérma, Catdlpa syringefolia, Calycanthus flo- 
ridus, Cratee gus flava, and Amoérpha fruticdsa. Mr. Moore in- 
troduced Fraxinus americana; Robert Furber, O’strya vulgaris, 
Pyrus coronaria, Platanus acerifolia, Quércus Alba, Rhids radi- 
cans, and Vibaérnum levigatum. Dr. James Sherard introduced 
Arbutus Andrachne, Rhos glabra, and Hosa carolinidna. Sir 
Charles Wager introduced A’cer dasycarpum ; Miller, Clématis 
crispa, Santolina viridis, and some others, which are recorded 
as being cultivated in the Chelsea Garden during this period. 
Among the species introduced or recorded, but without the 
name of the introducer, are, Cérasus virginiana, Tilia pubéscens, 
Alnus oblongata, Carya compréssa, Cércis canadénsis, Quércus 
gramintia, Q. sericea, and Q. Prinus, Pinus paltistris, Zuény- 
mus latifolius, Caprifolium gratum, Rhais élegans, Wistaria 
frutéscens, and a number of others. 
From 1731 to 1740 (Geo. II.), twenty-four trees and forty- 
five shrubs were introduced. Mr. Stephen Bacon introduced 
the Cléthra alnifolia; Thomas Fairchild, the Cornus flérida ; 
Miller no fewer than thirty species, including Crate ‘gus cor- 
data, Populus angulata, 4°cer monspessulanum, C4rpinus orien- 
talis, Céltis Tournefortz?, Platanus cuneata; Quércus AE zilops, 
nigra, rubra, dnd virens; Pinus inops and variabilis; and several 
others. Collinson, between 1734 and 1739, introduced twenty- 
six species, among which we find Magnolza.acuminata in 1736; 
the first azaleas that were in the country, namely, Azalea nudiflora, 
visedsa, and glafica; Kalméa latifolia and angustifolia, Andrémeda 
mariana and racemdsa, Rhododéndron m&aximum, Chiondn- 
thus virginica, Acer sacchérinum, Cephalanthus occidentalis, 
Nyssa denticulata, several species of Vibdrnum, and _ that 
beautiful tree, Zarix péndula. Sir John Colliton had in cultiva- 
tion the Magnolza grandiflora from Carolina in 1734, and the 
Janceolate-leafed variety in 1737. Dr. James Sherard intro- 
duced Menispérmum virginicum ; and Dr. Thomas Dale, Phila- 
délphus inodorus. 
From 1741 to 1750 (Geo. II.), there were introduced eight 
trees and twelve shrubs. Sir John Colliton had the Robinza 
hispida in cultivation before 1743. Dr. Amman introduced the 
C¥tisus austriacus; Richard Bateman, the Acacia Julibrissin ; 
Christopher Gray of Fulham, the Pyrus angustifolia. Catesby 
introduced Stuartéa virginica; and Archibald Duke of Argyll, 
the Pinus Cémbra, Gymnocladus canadénsis, A’cer montdnum, 
Bétula papyracea and populifdlia, Crate ‘gus punctata and 
landuldsa, J’tea virginica, Corylus rostrata, Ameldnchier Botry- 
apium, Andrémeda calyculata, and that curious miniature tree, 
Dirca palistris. ; 
From 1751 to 1760 (Geo. II.), twenty-seven trees and forty- 
seven shrubs were introduced. Peter Collinson introduced 
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