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

 troduced i^raxinus americana : Robert Furber, O'strya vulgaris, 

 jPyrus coronaria, PJatanus acerifolia, Quercus alba, Rhiis radi- 

 cans, and Fiburnum Isevigatum. Dr. James Sherard introduced 

 ^'rbutus y4ndracline, i^hus glabra, and Rosa 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, 211ia pubescens, 

 ^'Inas oblongata, Carya compressa, Cercis canadensis, Quercus 

 gramuntia, Q. sericea, and Q. Prinos, Pinus palustris, ^uony- 

 mus latifolius, Caprifolium gratum, jBhus 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 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 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 Magnolm acuminata in 1736; 

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

 viscosa, and glauca ; Kalmmlatifoliaand angustifoha, Andromeda 

 mariana and racemosa, Phododendron maximum, Chionan- 

 thus virginica, ^^cer saccharinum, Cephalanthus occidentalis, 

 Nyssc denticulata, several species of Fiburnum," and that 

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

 tion the Magnolm grandiflora from Carolina in 1734, and the 

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

 duced Menispermum virginicum ; Dr. Thomas Dale, Phila- 

 delphus inodorus ; and Messrs. Kennedy and Lee, the Aristoteh'a 

 Mdcqui from Chile in 1733. 



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 

 Cytisus austriacus ; Richard Bateman, the u4cacia Julibrissin ; 

 Christopher Gray of Fulham, the Pyrus angustifolia. Catesby 

 introduced Stuartm virginica; and Archibald Duke of Argyle, 

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

 Petula papyrgicea and j9opulif61ia, Crat^^gus punctata and 

 gland ul6sa, Ptea virginica, Corylus rostrata, Amelanchier 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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