Slaane, 
8i 
by exciting an emulation, both in Britain 
and on the continent. Sir Arthur Raw- 
don, upon viewing his fplendid colledlion, 
fent James Harlow, a Ikilful gardener, 
to Jamaica^ who returned with a ftiip al- 
moft laden with plants, in a vegetating 
flate j and with a great number of dried fpe- 
cimens. Of the latter, Sloane had all 
fuch as were new, before he publiflied his 
firft volume. Many of the living plants 
fucceeded in the garden of ^ir Arthur, at 
Moyra, in Ireland ; and many were diftri- 
buted into the garden of the Bifhop of Lon-' 
Jon, at Fulham ; Dr. Uved ale's, at En-^ 
field 'y the Chelfea Garden ; and efpecially 
into that of her Grace the Duchefs of Be au- 
FORT, at Badminto'i^ in Gloucefierjhifr : 
the botanic gardens of Amjlerdam, Leyden, 
Leipjic, and Upfal, fliared thefe rarities. 
TouRNEFORT fent Dr. Gundelschei- 
MER, his affociate in his oriental journey, 
into England, to view Sloane's plants j 
and this gave occalion to Plumier's ex- 
pedition into the Carihbee Iflands. 
Dr. Sloane entered very early into cor^ 
refpondence with Mr. Ray. His firft let- 
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