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Gleditschea monosperma, Catalpa sy ring a folia., Calycanthus flo- 

 ridus, Cratae^gus flava, and Amorpha fruticosa. Mr. Moore in- 

 troduced .Fraxinus americana ; Robert Furber, O'strya vulgaris, 

 Pyrus coronhria, Platanus acerifolia, Quercus alba, -Rhus radi- 

 cans, and Fiburnum laeviCTatum. Dr. James Sherard introduced 

 ^'rbutus ^ndrachne i^hus glabra, and i^6sa caroliniana. Sir 

 Charles Wager introduced J-'cer dasycarpum ; Miller, Clematis 

 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, Cerasus virginiana, Tilia pubescens, 

 -4'lnus oblongata, C'arya compressa, Cercis canadensis, Quercus 

 gramuntia, Q. sericea, and Q. Prinus, Pinus palustris, JExionj- 

 mus latifolius, Caprifolium gratum, ^hiis elegans, Wistaria 

 frutescens, 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 Clethra alnifolia ; Thomas Fairchild, the Cornus florida ; 

 Miller no fewer than thirty species, including Cratas^gus cor- 

 data, Populus angulata, A^cer monspessulanum, Carpinus orien- 

 talis, Celtis Tournefortu, Platanus cuneata ; Quercus ^'gilops, 

 nigra, riibra, and virens ; Pinus inops and variabilis ; and several 

 others. Collinson, between 1734 and 1739, introduced twenty- 

 six species, among which we find Magnolia acuminata in 1736; 

 the Irst azaleas that were in the country, namely. Azalea nudiflora, 

 viscosa,andglauca; Kalmfff latifolia and angustifolia, Andromeda 

 mariana and racemosa, Phododendron maximum, Chionan- 

 thus virginica, A'cev saccharinum, Cephalanthus occidentalis, 

 Nyssa denticulata, several species of l^iburnum, and that 

 beautiful tree, Zarix pendula. Sir John Colliton had in cultiva- 

 tion the Magnoha grandiflora from Carolina in 1734, and the 

 lanceolate-leafed variety in 1737* Dr. James Sherard intro- 

 duced Menispermum virginicum ; and Dr. Thomas Dale, Phila- 

 delphus inodorus. 



From 1741 to 1750 (Geo. II.), there were introduced eight 

 trees and twelve shrubs. Sir John Colliton had the Robinza 

 his-pidain cultivation before 1743. Dr. Amman introduced the 

 Cytisus austnacus; Richard Bateman, the Acacia Julibnssin; 

 Christopher Gray of Fulham, the Pyrus angustifolia. Catesby 

 introduced Stuartia virginica ; and Archibald Duke of Argyll, 

 the Pinus Cemhra, Gymnocladus canadensis, Acer montanum, 

 i^etula papyracea and joopulifolia, Cratae'gus punctata and 

 glandulbsa, /'tea virginica, Corylus rostrata, Amelmchier Botry- 

 apium, Andromeda calyculata, and that curious miniature tree, 

 Dirca palustris. 



From 1751 to 1760 (Geo. II.), twenty-seven trees and forty- 

 seven shrubs were introduced. Peter Collinson introduced 



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