any plant extant in the known world, that will not, 
with proper care, thrive in this kingdom. 
When his houfe at South Lambeth (then called 
Tradefcant's Ark) came into Afhmole’s pofreilion, 
lie added a noble room to it, and adorned the chim- 
ney with his arms, impaling thofe of Sir William 
Dugdale (whofe daughter was his third wife), where 
they remain to this day. 
This houfe belongs at prefent to John Small, Efq; 
who, about twelve years ago, purchafed it of fome of 
Afhmole’s defcendants ; and my houfe, once a part 
of Tradefcant’s, is adjoining thereto. 
It were much to be wifhed, that the lovers of 
Botany had vifited this once famous garden, before, 
or at lead; in, the beginning of the prefent century. 
But this feems to have been totally neglected till the 
year 1749, when yourfelf, and the late Dr. Mitchel, 
favoured the Royal Society (/) with the only account 
now extant, of the remains of Tradefcant’s garden. 
In it, Sir, you feem to confine the extent thereof to 
8. “ John Tradefcant introduced a new ftrawberry, with 
“ very large leaves, from Bruffels ; but, in the courfe 
“ of feven years, could never fee one berry completely 
“ ripe Page 528. 
9. “ John Tradefcant procured a new and great variety of 
“ plums from Turky, and other parts of the world. 575. 
10. “ The Argier, or Algier apricot. This, with many other 
“ forts, John Tradefcanc brought with him, returning 
“ from the Argier voyage, whither he went with the 
“ fl'-et that was fent againft pirates, A° 1620.” 5/9* 
Thus far Parkinfon ; but whether or no thefe plants bear hij 
name at this period, I can no more pretend to alTert, than that 
all the fpecies therein mentioned are even now exiiting in our 
gardens. 
(/) Philofophical Tranfatfions, Vo!. XLVI. p. 160. 
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