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22 Sep[tembe]r
				12.Class
Cactus nobilis  17   			Hedgehog Torch thistle
Nat[ive] of Mexico. This plant was brought to England by Mr Christie Mr Forsyth'si collector . [Perenial]ii when did Cristie return & where did He pick up this plant
 
Cactus Pitaiayaiii 1798	Upright triangular Torch thistle introd[uced] by Lady Bute plenty in H[ortus].K[ewensis].
Randiv.Chelseav p.48. 
Examine the English name to differ it properly from 3angvi to which it much ressembles

Philadelphus inodorus	1738	Carolina Syringa
					Millervii says in 7th editionviii this plant was cultivated  					in Chelsea Garden 2 years & it died there 1740?
					Donnix makes it a new plant 1741
Leptospermum Thea
		    [?]			
                         attenuatum
                         parvifolium
                         juni
                         juniperinum
                         ba           
                         baccatum
                         ambiguum-
Metrosideros
Fabricia laevigata            1788	Smooth leav[e]d Fabricia
					N[ew]S[outh]W[ales]  F Fl[owering]
					Introd[uced]?
   
iForsyth;William; 1737-1804; Scottish botanist VIAF ID 59265538
ii The symbol for perennial appears here.
iii Pitaiaya appears as Pitajaya in IPNI
ivRand;Isaac;1674-1743;apothecary and botanist VIAF ID 23200544	
vHorti medici Chelseiani Index Compendiarius published 1739
vi Possible reference to triangularis. There is a cactus triangularis in IPNI.
vii Miller; Philip 1691-1771, botanist VIAF ID 36936358	
viii The Gardeners Dictionary 1759,1764
ix Donn; James; 1758-1813; botanist VIAF ID 44641868