VOL. V.

Magnoliaceæ.

Magnòlia, 9 sp. and 2 var.;
12 plates.
Liriodendron, 1 sp. ; 2 pl.

Tiliàce@.

Tília, 8 sp. and 1 var.; 10 pl.

Aceràceæ.

Acer, 15 sp. and I var.; 21 pl.

Negúndo, 1 sp. and 1 var.; 2 pl.

Esculàceæ.

E'sculus, 2 sp.; 3 pl.

Pàvia, 3 sp. and 1 var.; 6 pl.

Sapindacea.

Kölreutèria, 1 sp.; 1 pl.

Xanthoxylàcea.

Xanthoxylum, 1 sp.; 1 pl.

Ptèlea, 1 sp.; 1 pl.

Ailántus, 1 sp. ; 2 pl.

Celastràceæ.

Euonymus, 2 sp. ; 2 pl.

Aquifoliacea.

Flex, 2 sp.; 4 pl.

Rhamnacea.

Paliùrus, 1 sp. ; 2 pl.
Rhamnus, 4 sp.; 4 pl.

Homalinacea.

Aristotèlia, 1 sp.; 1 pl.

Leguminosa.

Sophora, 1 sp. and 1 var.; 3 pl.
Virgília, 1 sp.; 1 pl.
Cytisus, 2 sp. and 2 var. ; 4 pl.
Robínia, 3 sp. and 2 var.; 6 pl.
Caragana, 1 sp.; 1 pl.
Gleditschia, 7 sp.; 9 pl.
Gymnócladus, 1 sp. ; 2 pl.
Cércis, 2 sp.; 3 pl.
Acàcia, 1 sp.; 1 pl.

VOL. VI.

Rosacea.

Amygdalus, 1 sp.; 1 pl.
Pérsica, 1 sp.; 1 pl.
Armeniaca, 2 sp.; 2 pl.
Prùnus, 3 sp.; 3 pl.

Fagus, 1 sp. and 2 var. ; 4 pl.

Castanea, 1 sp.; 2 pl.

Cárpinus, 1 sp. ; 2 pl.

O'strya, 2 sp.; 3 pl.
Córylus, 1 sp.; 2 pl.

Platanàceæ.

Plátanus, 2 sp. and 2 var.; 6 pl.

Balsamàceæ.
Liquidámbar, 1 sp.; 2 pl.
Taxàceæ.

Táxus, 1 sp. and 1 var.; 4 pl.
Salisbùría, 1 sp. ; 2 pl.

Conifera, § Abiétinæ.
Pinus, 11 sp. and 1 var.; 17 pl.
Abies, 5 sp. and 1 var.; 10 pl.
Picea, 2 sp.; 4 pl.
Làrix, 2 sp.; 4 pl.

Cèdrus, 1 sp. and 1 var.; 5 pl.

Plánera, 1 sp.; 2 pl.

Céltis, 2 sp.; 3 pl.

CHAP. I.

Of the Knowledge of Trees and Shrubs

which existed among the Nations of
Antiquity, 15.

Sacred Trees, 15. Trees of the Egyptians and

Persians, 16. Enumeration of the Species of

Trees indigenous to Greece as given by Theo-

phrastus, 17. Trees of the Romans, 19.

CHAP. II.

Of the History and Geography of the

Trees and Shrubs now in the British

Islands, 20.

SECT. I. Of the Native Trees and

Shrubs of the British Islands, 20.
Trees found by Cæsar, 20. Trees, the indige-
nousness of which is considered doubtful, 21.
Beech, Sweet Chestnut, English Elm, &c., 22.
The Box, 25. Trees known to our Saxon
Ancestors, 26. Enumeration of the Species
and Varieties of Ligneous Plants included in
the British Flora, from Smith and Hooker,
27. Classification of the Ligneous British
Flora, according to height, habit, and popu-
lar character, 30.

SECT. II. Of the Foreign Trees and
Shrubs introduced into the British
Isles, 31.

SUBSECT. 1. Of the Foreign Trees

and Shrubs introduced into

Britain by the Romans, and

during the Middle Ages, till the

end of the 15th Century, 32.

Trees and Shrubs introduced by the Romans

32.; by the Occupiers of Monasteries and

other religious Houses, and by the Cru-

saders, 33. Introduction of the cultivated

Rose, 33. York and Lancaster Rose, 34.

Foreign Trees and Shrubs of Scotland

and Ireland, 34.

SUBSECT. 2. Of the Foreign Trees

and Shrubs introduced into

Britain in the 16th Century, 35.

Trees and Shrubs introduced in the time of
Henry VIII., 35. Fitzherbert, Turner,

Goodge, L'Obel, Grindal, Hampden, Ge-

rard, &c., 35. Trees and Shrubs in the

Earl of Essex's Garden at Barn Elms, 36.

Corbett's Nursery at Twickenham, 36.

Raleigh's Park in Dorsetshire, 36. Enume-

ration of the Species of Trees and Shrubs

introduced into England during the 16th

Century, by Hugh Morgan, Gray, L'Obel,

Grindal, Gerard, &c., 36. 39.

SUBSECT. 3. Of the Foreign Trees

and Shrubs introduced into Bri-

tain in the 17th Century, 40.

Tradescant's Garden at Lambeth, Bishop
Compton's Garden at Fulham, 41. Ray's
Historia Plantarum, 41. Dr. Mitchel, Šir
Wm. Watson, Mr. Bentick, Dr. Plukenet,
Sir Hans Sloane, Furber of Kensington,
Gray of Fulham, &c., 41. Enumeration of
Species of Foreign Trees and Shrubs found
in the Episcopal Garden at Fulham in 1751,
42.; in 1793, and again in 1809, by Lyson,
43.; in 1835, 44. Banister, Evelyn, Her-
mann, Gibson, Sir Stephen Fox, London
and Wise, Cooke, Lukar, London and
Field, Dr. Uvedale, Miller, &c., 42. 46.
Enumeration of the Trees and Shrubs in-
troduced into England during the 17th Cen-
tury, according to the Hortus Kewensis, 49.
Harefield Park, 52. Edinburgh Botanic

Garden, Oxford Botanic Garden, 53.

SUBSECT. 4. Of the Foreign Trees

and Shrubs introduced into

Britain during the 18th Cen-

tury, 54.

Trees and Shrubs introduced at Whitton,

Goodwood, Syon, &c., 54. Miller, Bradley,

Switzer, Linnæus, Peter Collinson, the

London Nurserymen, &c., 54. Ridgway

House Garden, 54. London Gardens in

1712, 55. Lord Petre's Collection, 55.

a

John Clark, a Butcher at Barnes, famous

for raising Cedars from Seed, &c., 55. The

Great Cedar at Hendon Place, the Cedars

at Whitton, 55. Fine Gardens noticed by

Collinson on a blank Leaf of his Copy of

Miller's Dictionary, 56. Enumeration of

Trees and Shrubs, with their Dimensions,

found in the Garden at Mill Hill (which

formerly belonged to Collinson) in January,

1835, 56. Peterborough House, Whitton,

57. Twickenham Botanic Garden, Thorn-

don Hall, Essex, 58. Cedar House, Cashio-

bury, 59. Catalogue of Trees and Shrubs

propogated for Sale in the London Nur-

series in 1730, 60. Celebrated Amateurs

and Gardeners of that Time: Dr. Compton,

S. Reynardson, Esq., Dr. Uvedale, Duchess

of Beaufort, Earl of Pembroke, 61. Dubois,

62. List of Species and Varieties of Trees

and Shrubs given in the Catalogue of the

Society of Gardeners, arranged according

to the Natural System, 64. Catesby's Travels

and Publications, 68. Plan for importing

Acorns and other Seeds of American

Trees, 70. Dr. Garden of Charlestown, 70.

Planting of Stowe, Blenheim, Corby Castle,

Pain's Hall, &c., 70, 71. Upton House,

and its fine Specimens of Foreign Trees

and Shrubs, 71. Trees and Shrubs at

Purser's Cross in 1756, their comparative

Dimensions taken at different periods be-

tween 1793 and 1835, 72. Trees and Shrubs

at Syon, at Croome, and at various other

Places, 73. Collection in the Chelsea

Botanic Garden, 74. Botanic Garden and

Arboretum at Kew, Sherard's Botanic

Garden at Eltham, Twickenham Botanic

Garden, 75. Brompton Park Nursery, 76.

Kensington Nursery, Hoxton Nursery,

Mile End Nursery, 77. Putney Nursery,

Hammersmith Nursery, 78. Hackney Bo-

tanic Garden and Nursery, and those of

Brentford, Lewisham, New Cross, &c., 79.

Botanical and Horticultural Authors and

Artists of the 18th Century, 79. Enume-

ration of the Trees and Shrubs introduced

during each Decade of the 18th Century,

80-84. Biographical Notices of John and

William Bartram, 85. Trees and Shrubs

introduced into Scotland during the 18th

Century, 86. Dr. Walker's Exertions, 87.

Mr. Sang's Planter's Kalendar, 89. Lists

of the Species of Foreign Trees and Shrubs

introduced into Scotland during the 17th

and 18th Centuries according to Dr. Walker,

90, 91. Taymouth, Inverary Castle, 91.

Prestonfield, 92. Hamilton Palace, 92. Pan-

mure, New Posso, 93. Holyrood House,

94. Bargally, the Property of Andrew

Heron, one of the greatest Botanists and

Horticulturists that has ever appeared in

Scotland, 95.99. Dunkeld, 99. New Hailes,

Arbigland. Loudon Castle, Dalmahoy, 101.

Hopetoun House, Carmichael, Tyningham,

102. Scottish Nurseries, 104. Indigenous

Trees of Ireland, 105. Irish Yew in a Gar-

den at Mayland near Antrim, 106. Antrim

Castle, 106. Mitchelstown, 107. Moira,

and other Places celebrated for Foreign

Trees; Lords Oriel and Clanbrasil intro-

duced by far the greater number of Trees

into Ireland in the 18th Century, 108. Di-

mensions of many fine Specimens of Trees

and Shrubs at Oriel Temple, 109.; at An-

trim Castle, 109.; at Tollymore Park, at

Dundalk, 110.; at Cypress Grove, at Moira,

and at Cranmore, 11.; at Castle Ward,

112. at Howth Castle, Charleville Forest,

and Shelton Abbey, 113.; at Castle Freke,

Florence Court, Killrudery House, Mount

Anville Hill, Castletown, 114. The finest

Cedars in Ireland, 114. The largest Oak

in Ireland, 115. Foreign Trees and Shrubs

at Hillsborough, 115. Irish Nurseries, 115.

Kilkenny Nursery, &c., 116. Glasnevin

and Trinity College Botanic Gardens, 116,

117.

SUBSECT. 5. Of the Foreign Trees

and Shrubs introduced into

Britain during the 19th Cen-

tury, 117.

The number of Trees and Shrubs introduced

in the three first Decades, 117. Biogra-

phical Notice of John Fraser, the Botanical

Collector, 119.; of John Lyon, 122.; of

David Douglas, 123. List of the Species

and Varieties of Trees and Shrubs intro-

duced into Europe by Douglas, 125. Num-

ber of Species of Foreign Trees and Shrubs

introduced in Britain during every 10 Years,

between 1548 and 1830; Number of Species

furnished to Britain by each particular

Foreign Country, 126. Planters of British

Arboretums and Fruticetums since the

Commencement of the 19th Century, 129.

Public Bodies that have planted Arbore-

tums, 129. British Nurserymen who have

formed Arboretums, 130.

CHAP. III.

Of the History and Geography of the

Trees and Shrubs of the Continent

of Europe, 132.

SECT. I. Of the Indigenous and

Foreign Trees and Shrubs of

France, 132.

Enumeration of the Species of Trees and Shrubs

indigenous to France, according to the Bo-

tanicon Gallicum, 132. Comparison be-

tween the Ligneous Flora of France, and that

of Britain, 134. Classification of the Indi-

genous and Foreign Trees of France by Pro-

fessor Thouin, 135. Comparison between

the Number of Ligneous Plants in the Jardin

des Plantes at Paris, and the London Horti-

cultural Society's Garden, in 1834, 135. Robin,

Duhamel, Jansen, Lemonnier, &c., 137. Re-

mains of Collections of Foreign Trees and

Shrubs in France, existing in 1834, 138.

Existing Collectors of Foreign Trees and

Shrubs in France, 139. Notice of Duhamel

du Monceau, 140.; of André Michaux, 140.;

of F. A. Michaux, 142. ; of Dumont de Cour-

set, and of the Gardens at Courset, 142.

SECT. II. Of the Indigenous and

Foreign Trees and Shrubs of Hol-

land and the Netherlands, 143.

Botanic Garden at Antwerp, 144. Country Seats

near Rotterdam, 144. Garden at Läcken,

with Dimensions of some of the Exotic Trees

there, 145. Brussels, Ghent, and other Bo-

tanic Gardens, 145.

SECT. III. Of the Indigenous and

Foreign Trees and Shrubs of Ger-

many, including Hungary, 145.

Enumeration of the Ligneous Plants indigenous

to Germany and Hungary, 146. Historical

Notices of the Places most celebrated for

their Collection of Exotic Trees and Shrubs,

147. Heidelberg, Baden, Durlach, Schwöb-

ber, Harbke, Wörlitz, Schönbrunn, 145.

Botanic Garden of the University of Vienna,

Kopenzel, Brück on the Leytha, Hadersdorf,

Eisenstadt, 150. Enumeration of the Species

of Evergreen Trees and Shrubs, foreign and

indigenous, which stand the Winter at Vienna

without Protection, 150, Remarkable Speci-

mens of Trees and Shrubs in the Botanic

Garden at Berlin, 151. Foreign Trees and

Shrubs in Bavaria, in Saxony, in Hanover,

151.; in Wirtemberg, in Baden, in Hesse

Cassel, in Nassau, 152.; in Mecklenburg,

Anhalt, Frankfort, &c., 153. Principal Ger-

man Nurseries, 153.

SECT. IV. Of the Indigenous and

Foreign Trees and Shrubs of

Scandinavia, including Denmark,

Holstein, Sweden, Lapland, Fin-

land, Iceland, Greenland, and the

Faroe Islands, 153.

Enumeration of the Species of Ligneous Plants

indigenous in the Scandinavian Peninsula,

153.; in the Faroe Islands, 154. Arboricul-

tural Flora of Sweden, of Denmark, 154.

Swedish Noblemen most conspicuous for

introducing Foreign Trees and Shrubs, 155.

SECT. V. Of the Indigenous and

Foreign Trees and Shrubs of the

Russian Empire, 155.

Enumeration of the Ligneous Species indi-

genous to Russia, from Pallas's Flora Rossica,

156. Trees and Shrubs foreign and indi-

genous, which stand the Winter in the Peters-

burg Gardens, 157. Trees and Shrubs,

foreign and indigenous, which endure the

Winter in Moscow, 158. Trees and Shrubs

which grow in the open Air in the Crimea,

159.

SECT. VI. Of the Indigenous and

Foreign Trees and Shrubs of

Switzerland, 161.

Enumeration of the Indigenous Species from

Gaudin's Flora Helvetica, 160. Exotic Trees

cultivated in Switzerland, Swiss Nurseries,

161. Places celebrated for Collections of

Trees, 162. Bourdigny, 163. Botanic Gar-

dens of Geneva, 164.

SECT. VII. Of the Indigenous and

Foreign Trees and Shrubs of Italy,

Greece, Spain, Portugal, and the

Mediterranean Islands, 164.

Enumeration of Species from various Authors,

164-168.

SECT. I. Of the Trees and Shrubs

suitable for Temperate Climates,

indigenous or introduced, in Asia,

172.

Enumeration of the Species inhabiting Regions

temperate from their Elevation, and which, it

is believed, would for the greater part endure

the open air in the Climate of London, from

Royle's Illustrations and other Sources, 173.

Enumeration of the Species composing the

Ligneous Flora of China, and which, it is be-

lieved, would for the greater part endure the

Climate of London, 176.

SECT. II. Of the Indigenous and

Foreign Trees and Shrubs of

Africa, 177.

SECT. III. Of the Indigenous and

Foreign Trees and Shrubs of Ame-

rica, 178.

SUBSECT. 1. Of the Indigenous and

Foreign Trees and Shrubs of

North America, 178.

Enumeration of the Indigenous Species, the

greater part of which have been already

introduced into Britain, 178. European

Trees and Shrubs introduced into America,

181. General Aspect of the Ligneous

Vegetation of America, 182.; about New

York, Lake Champlain, St. Lawrence,

Montreal, Lake Ontario, Toronto, Nia-

gara, Hamilton, New London, Goderich,

183.; St. Clair, Lake Huron, Lake Erie,

Pittsburg, Alleghany Mountains, 184.;

Mexico, 185.

SUBSECT. 2. Of the Indigenous and

Foreign Trees and Shrubs of

South America, 185.

SECT. IV. Of the Indigenous and

Foreign Trees and Shrubs of

Australia and Polynesia.

Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand, 185.; of

Van Diemen's Land; of New Holland,

&c., 186.

CHAP. V.

of Italy, 168.

First Introduction, 168.; into Lombardy, 168.

Remarkable Specimens in different Italian

Gardens, Park and Gardens of Monza, &c.,

Isola Bella, 169.

SUBSECT. 2. Of the Trees and Shrubs

of Spain and Portugal, 170.

La Gasca, Capt. S. C. Cook, 170. Discovery

by Capt. Cook and Mr. Drummond that

the Alerce is the Thùja articulata, 171.

SUBSECT. 3. Of the Trees and Shrubs

of Turkey and Modern Greece,

171.

CHAP. IV.

Of the Trees and Shrubs of Asia, Africa,

America, and Australia, which are

suitable for temperate Climates, 172.

of Temperate Climates, 187.

Aristotle, Theophrastus, Vitruvius, Crescentius,

Belon, Meursius, Johnston, Aldrovandus, Eve-

lyn, 187. Hanbury, Miller, Earl of Haddington,

Mead, Morel, Boutcher, Dr. Anderson, Mar-

shal, Nichol, Sang, Pontey, Lambert, Dr.

Wade, Philips, Watson, Cobbett, George Don,

188. In France; Duhamel, Loiseleur Des-

longchamps, Desfontaines, Jaume St. Hilaire,

Thouin, André Michaux, F. A. Michaux, Du-

mont de Courset, 189. In Holland; Krause,

189. In Germany; Du Roi, Schmidt, C. L.

Willdenow. F. J. Hayne, F. Otto, 190.

America, D. J. Brown, 190.

CHAP. VI.

Conclusion, 190.

In

Free and universal Exchange and Intercourse,

191. Equalisation of the Plants of different

Regions of the Temperate Zone; Establish-

ment of Botanic Gardens and Arboretums all

over the World, 192. Cooperative System ap-

plied to the collecting, distributing, and culti-

vating of Trees and Shrubs, 192.