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GleditschzVz monosperma, Catalpa syring&fiAi*, Calycanthus flo 

 riclus, Cratae N <riis flava, and Amorpha fruticosa. Mr. Moore in- 

 troduced Praxinus americana ; Robert Furber, O'strya vulgaris, 

 Pyrus coronaria, Platanus tfcerifolia, Quercus alba, jRhus radi- 

 cans, and nburnum lasvigatum. Dr. James Sherard introduced 

 ^4'rbutus ^ndracbne, .Khus glabra, and Rosa caroliniana. Sir 

 Charles Wager introduced ^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, Zilia pubescens, 

 ^4'lnus oblongata, C&rya compressa, Cercis canadensis, Quercus 

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

 mus latifolius, Caprifolium gratum, .Rhus elegans, Wistarm 

 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 tflnifolia ; Thomas Fairchild, the Corn us florida ; 

 Miller no fewer than thirty species, including Crata3 N gus cor- 

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

 talis, Celtis TournefortzV, Platanus cuneata; Quercus ^^gilops, 

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

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

 six species, among which we find Magnoh'a acuminata in 1736; 

 the first azaleas that were in the country, namely, Azalea nudiflora, 

 viscosa, and glauca ; Kdltrufl latifolia and angustifolia, Andromeda 

 mariana and racemosa, -Rhododendron maximum, Chionan- 

 thus virginica, A^cer saccharinum, Cephalanth;us occidentalis, 

 Nyssfl denticulata, several species of Viburnum, and that 

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

 tion the Magnol/a grandiflora from Carolina in 1 734-, 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 Robin/a 

 hispida in cultivation before 1743. Dr. Amman introduced the 

 Cytisus austriacus ; Richard Bateman, the Acacia JuUbrissin ; 

 Christopher Gray of Fulham, the Pyrus angustifcMia. Catesby 

 introduced Stuart/a virginica; and Archibald Duke of Argyll, 

 the Pinus Cembm, Gymnocladus canadensis, sfcer montanum, 

 7>ctula papyracea and yjopulifolia, Crato3 x gus punctata and 

 glandulosa, /'tea virginica, Corylus rostrata, Amdinichier 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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