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HISTOKY AND GEOGRAPHY OF TREES. 



PART T. 



the first horticulturist of his day, Nitraria Schoberz in 1788. 

 The following ample list was introduced by Conrad Loddiges 

 during this period; the names having been supplied to us by 

 the present Messrs. Loddiges, his sons:' — Morus *tatariea and 

 pennsylvanica ; Cornus *circinata, Genista *sibirica, i^hodo- 

 dendron *Chamoecistus, ^^cer hybridum and trilobatum, Prunus 

 dasycarpa, Berberis daurica, Cratse^gus Oxyacantha rosea; 

 Azalea speci5sa crispa, nudiflora rubra, and nudiflora staminea ; 

 i^etula sibirica, y^mygdalus sibirica, Andromeda calyculata var. 

 ventricosa, ^'inus pumila, Cornus sibirica, Rlbes triflorum, 

 Caragdna ferox, i?osa acicularis and corymbosa, Thuja plieata 

 and tatarica. Of these species introduced by Conrad Loddiges, 

 those marked with a star were received by him from the cele- 

 brated botanist and collector for the French government, Andre 

 Michaux ; almost all the others were received from William 

 Bartram of Kingsessing, Pennsylvania. 



From 1791 to 1800 (Geo. IIL), were intfoduCed nineteen trees 

 and fifty shrubs. John Bell introduced Juniperus daurica, and 

 Azalea pontica. William Forsyth introduced Berheris xlicifolia ; 

 Sir George Staunton, i?6sa bracteata ; John Busch, Caragdna 

 jubata, and ^Rhododendron chrysanthura ; Messrs. Lee and Ken- 

 nedy, J?6sa ferox ; Messrs. Fraser, Qiiercus triloba, tinctoria, 

 palustris, and Banister/. Conrad Loddiges introduced y4tragene 

 austriaca and americana, (7)'tisus *purpureus, Andr6meda * Ca- 

 tesbse^?', Aralia hispida ; and also, according to Messrs. Loddiges, 

 Castanea americana, Cytisus *supinus, t/uniperus alpina and 

 sibirica, Prinos lanceolatus and Isevigatus, ^SpirgeV canadensis ; 

 Faccmium * iuxifcMium, elevatum, hispidulum, pumilum, ^igus- 

 trinum ; Fitis vulpina (dba, v. nigra, and v. rubra. Among 

 the plants recorded in the Hortus Britannicus.^ as having been 

 introduced in this decade, are, Carya porcina and amara, Pyrus 

 spuria, Magnolm macrophylla, Andromeda speciosa, 726sa sua- 

 veolens, Prunus maritima, Pyrus auriculata, Quercus raicrocarpa, 

 and several others. 



Of the nearly 500 hardy trees and shrubs introduced during 

 this century, 108 are from the continent of Europe, 300 are 

 from North America, 3 from Chili, 13 from China, 6 from 

 Japan, 2 from the Cape of Good Hope, 33 from Siberia, 2 from 

 Tartary, 1 from Egypt, 2 from Morocco, 1 from Aleppo, 1 from 

 Barbary, and the remaining few chiefly from Asia. 



In the early part of the century, the greater number of species 

 appear to have been received by Peter Collinson, from Dr. Gar- 

 den of Charlestown, John Bartram, Mark Catesby, and other 

 collectors. The progress of introduction was interrupted during 

 the eighth decade of the century (1771 to 1780), owing to the 

 breaking out of the American war ; but it revived with double 

 vigour between 1780 and 1800, during which period by far the 



