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HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF TREES. PART I. 



SO well succeeded, as to have the best collection of those trees, 

 which are advanced to a considerable size, that can be found 

 now growing in any one garden in this kingdom : and it was 

 from examples of this kind that people were encouraged to 

 make further trials of what plants, trees, flowers, and fruits 

 could be brought to thrive in our climate without the trouble 

 and expense of housing in winter; and it has been from repeated 

 trials and experiments of this kind, that the many noble trees, 

 fruits, and flowers now in England have by degrees been natu- 

 ralised to our coarse climate, to the no small pleasure of all the 

 delighters in the innocent divertisements of gardening. 



" Nor should we, in mentioning particular persons, forget the 

 many various gentlemen which at present are carrying this spirit 

 of gardening to a considerable height, by introducing many new 

 kinds of plants, flowers, trees, and fruits, and in making many 

 curious experiments concerning their culture and uses ; from all 

 whose observations and experiments we may daily expect sonie- 

 thing new in the business of gardening and vegetation ; amongst 

 which persons are, the Earl of Islay, Lord Wihnington, Sir 

 Charles Wager; Sir Harry Goodrick, Bart., in Yorkshire; the 

 Reverend and Honourable Lumley Lloyd, Esq., at Cheam, in 

 Surrey; Henry Trelawney, Esq., at Buttshead, near Plymouth; 

 Henry Marsh, Esq., at Hammersmith ; George Dennis, Esq., in 

 Cornwall ; Dr. Beeston, of Ipswich ; Mr. James Sherard, of 



Eltham, in Kent; Topham, of Windsor; Mr. Peter Col- 



linson, with several others, too many to be here enumerated. 



" But to none of the before-mentioned persons is England more 

 indebted for introducing trees, plants, flowers, and fruits, than to 

 the learned and ingenious Charles Dubois, Esq., of Mitcham, 

 who has not only been very industrious to procure plants from 

 abroad, but also as generous in communicating whatever his 

 garden would afford, as also many useful observations relating 

 both to their culture and uses, to all delighters in planting and 

 gardening: and it is to him that we are greatly indebted for 

 many valuable trees and plants which enrich this catalogue. 



" And after mentioning the particular persons to whom 

 England is thus indebted for introducing so many valuable trees, 

 plants, flowers, and fruits, we cannot injustice omit to mention 

 the establishing of the public botanic garden at Chelsea, by 

 the worshipful company of Apothecaries of London, not only 

 for medical instruction, but also for introducing still a greater 

 variety of trees and plants." Afterwards, when speaking of 

 botanic gardens, it is observed by the Society, that there is only 

 one in England which deserves the name, and that is, " that of 

 Chelsea, maintained at the expense of the worshipful company 

 of Apothecaries." (p. viii.) The reader is next taught what he is 

 to expect; viz., "an exact catalogue of the several sorts of trees 



