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GleditschzTz monosperma, Catalpa synngtstoWo^ Calycanthus flo- 

 ridus, Crataegus flava, and Amorpha fruticosa. Mr. Moore in- 

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

 Pyrus coroniiria, Platanus acerifolia, Quercus alba, .Rhus ra'di- 

 cans, and Viburnum laevigatum. Dr. James Sherard introduced 

 Arbutus ^fndrachne, Phus glabra, and P6sa caroliniana. Sir 

 Charles Wager introduced ^f 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, 

 A'lnus oblongata, Carya compressa, Cercis canadensis, Quercus 

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

 mus latifolius, Caprifolium gratum, Phus elegans, Wistana 

 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 Crataegus cor- 

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

 tals, Celtis TournefortzV, Platanus cuneata; Quercus v2?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 Magnolia acuminata in 1736; 

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

 viscosa, and glauca ; KalmzVz latifolia and angustifolia, Andromeda 

 mariana and racemosa, Rhododendron maximum, Chionan- 

 thus virginica, A^cer saccharinum, Cephalanthus occidentals, 

 Nyssa denticulata, several species of Fiburnum, and that 

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

 tion the Magn61/<2 grand iflora from Carolina in 1734, and the 

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

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

 delphia inodorus. 



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

 trees and twelve shrubs. Sir John Colliton had the Robin/« 

 hispida in cultivation before 1743. Dr. Amman introduced the 

 Cytisus austriacus ; Richard Bateman, the Acacia Julibrissin ; 

 Christopher Gray of Fulham, the Pyrus angustifolia. Catesby 

 introduced Stuartm virginica; and Archibald Duke of Argyll, 

 the Pinus Cembra, Gymnocladus canadensis, A^cer montanum, 

 JBetula papyracea and populifolia, Crataegus punctata and 

 glandulosa, Ptea virginica, Corylus rostrata, Ameldnchier 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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