Plants of Croome 1746 - 1813 with reference to Garden History 43:1 (2015) Notes: 1. Dates in bold indicate where the bill date is earlier. 2. Many of these plants were purchased on several occasions: the first instance of the name appearing on the bill is listed here. 3. A wide range of resources has been consulted to compile this list. 4. Current names quoted are according to The Plant List 1.1 where possible. 5. Where the Authority name appears before a plant name in column five, this refers to the bill name in column four. 6. This list represents the plants identified so far. The Croome Plant Research Group continues with this study and updates to the list may be made in the future. 7. WRO: Worcester Record Office. PL: Plant List 1.1, HK: Hortus Kewensis 2nd Ed., RHSDGII: RHS Dictionary of Gardening 2nd Ed. WRO Bill Nurseryman Purchased Plant Name on Bill Current Name Introduced/Cultivated Trees and Shrubs 1 Hewitt, Henry & Co. 1758 Silver Firs Abies alba Pre-1603 412 Loddiges, C. 1793 Pinus Picea L. Abies alba Pre-1603 29 Gordon, James 1760 Balm of Gilead Firs Abies balsamea 1696 148 Malcolm, William 1768 Mimosa Farnisiana Acacia farnesiana 1656 453 Grimwood and Co. 1795 Mimosa Odorata Acacia farnesiana ? 1656 354 Lee, James & Co. 1790 Mimosa Heterophylla Lam. Acacia heterophylla 1820 A. heterophylla 414 Grimwood and Co. 1793 Mimosa Pinifolia Acacia linifolia 1790 47 Gray, C. & Co. 1761 Sweet Scented Acacia Acacia suaveolens Pre-1790 110 Bush, John 1765 Montpellier Maple Acer monspessulanum 1739 412 Loddiges, C. 1793 Acer Mompelliensis Acer monspessulanum 1739 89 Scott, James 1763 Ash leaved Maple Acer negundo 1688 553 Lee & Kennedy 1804 Acer Lobatum Acer negundo 1688 108 Minier and Mason 1765 Norway Maple Acer platanoides 1683 551 Lee & Kennedy 1803 Acer Hybredum Acer pseudoplatanus 1550 Cullume, Mary 1747 Scycamore Acer pseudoplatanus 1550 11 Gray, C. & Co. 1759 Scarlet Flower Maples Acer rubrum 1656 137 Webb, John 1767 Red Maple Acer rubrum 1656 11 Gray, C. & Co. 1759 Sir Charles Wagons Maples Acer saccharinum 1725 16 Gordon, James 1759 Silver Maples Acer saccharinum 1725 89 Scott, James 1763 Sugar Maple Acer saccharum 1735 110 Bush, John 1765 Collinsons Maple Acer saccharum 1735 214 Kennedy and Lee 1773 Acer Creticum Acer sempervirens 1752 412 Loddiges, C. 1793 Acer Montana Acer spicatum 1750 16 Gordon, James 1759 Dwarf Mountain Maples Acer spicatum ? 1750 189 Bush, John 1771 Stripd bark Maple Acer striatum 1755 214 Kennedy and Lee 1773 Acer tartarica Acer tartaricum 1759 534 Lee & Kennedy 1799 Diosma tetragona Acmadenia tetragona 1789 414 Grimwood and Co. 1793 Diosma Uniflora Adenandra uniflora 1775 371 Malcolm, William & Son 1791 Cytissus foliosus Adenocarpus foliosus 1629 444 Lee, James 1792 Mespilus Arbutifolius Adenorachis arbutifolia 1700 151 Bush, John 1769 Yellow Horse Chestnuts Aesculus flava 1764 Cullume, Mary 1747 Horschesnutts Aesculus hippocastanum 1616 152 Burchell, William 1768 Striped Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum 1616 509 Loddiges 1798 Asculus Parviflora Aesculus parviflora 1785 4 Scott, James 1759 Scarlet Horse Chestnut Aesculus pavia 1711 457 Lee and Kennedy 1797 Diosma Umbellata ?Adenandra villosa 1812 ?Adenandra villosa subsp. umbellata 1790 504 Loddiges 1798 Diosma myrtifolia Agathosma ciliata 1774 524 Lee and Kennedy 1798 Diosma Purpurea Agathosma corymbosa 1786 457 Lee and Kennedy 1797 Diosma Latifolia Agathosma crenulata 1789 524 Lee and Kennedy 1798 Diosma Scoparia Agathosma ovata 1790 88 Gordon, James 1763 Silver Alder Alnus incana ? 1780 412 Loddiges, C. 1793 Betula Alnus Glauca Alnus incana 1780 287 Lee, James 1783 Mespilus Canadensis L. Amelanchier canadensis 1746 568 Lee & Kennedy 1813 Mespilus Amalanchior L. Amelanchier ovalis 1596 537 Loddiges, Conrad 1801 Sophora Argentia Ammodendron bifolium 1780 222 Malcolm, William 1775 Vitis Arborea Ampelopsis arborea 1700 443 Lee, James & Co. 1791 Hedera Arborea Ampelopsis arborea 1700 444 Lee, James 1792 Amygdalus Chinensis Amygdalus chinensis 188 Bush, John 1770 Andromeda Arborea Andromeda arborea PL poss. Oxydendrum arboreum 1752 444 Lee, James 1792 Andromeda Coriacea Andromeda coriacea 1765 417 Whitley, Reginald 1793 Andromeda Ferruginea Andromeda ferruginea 1784 444 Lee, James 1792 Andromeda Polifolia Americana Andromeda polifolia 1790 460 Lee & Kennedy 1796 Atragene Capensis Anemone tenuifolia 1795 38 Gray, Samuel 1761 Anona Annona squamosa ? 1731 47 Gray, C. & Co. 1761 Anona or Sugar Apple Annona squamosa 1731 391 Hairs, Hairs & Smith 1792 Anona or Sweet Soap Annona squamosa 1731 29 Gordon, James 1760 Amber Plant Anthospermum aethiopicum 1692 87 Kennedy and Lee 1764 Anthospermum Ethiopa Anthospermum aethiopicum 1692 563 Loddiges, Conrad 1805 Aralia Hispida Aralia hispida 1799 39 Stavely and Cross 1761 Arelia Spinosa Aralia spinosa Pre-1688 90 Webb, John 1763 Angelico tree Aralia spinosa Pre-1688 27 Gordon, James 1760 Adrachne Arbutus andrachne 1724 2 Hewitt, Samuel 1759 Arbutus berrys Arbutus unedo Ireland 68 Gordon, James 1762 Sardinian Strawberrys Arbutus unedo Ireland 14 Hewitt, Henry & Co. 1760 Double Blosom Arbutus Arbutus unedo ' Flore-Pleno' Ireland 363 Burchell, Matthew 1790 Scarlet Arbutus Arbutus unedo 'Rubra'? Ireland 214 Kennedy and Lee 1773 Arbutus Uvurse Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Britain 444 Lee, James 1792 Cytisus Argenteus Argyrolobium zanoii 1739 444 Lee, James 1792 Mespilus Pumila Aronia arbutifolia var. pumila 1700 A. arbutifolia 145 Gordon, James 1768 Crux Andrea Ascyrum crux-andreae 1759 568 Lee & Kennedy 1813 St Peter's Shrub ?Hypericum hypericoides 1759 ?Symphoria racemosa 1812 528 Gordon Dermer & Thomson 1799 Aspalathus Albens Aspalathus albens 1774 447 Lee, James & Co. 1793 Borbonia Lanceolata Asplanthus angustifolia 1752 148 Malcolm, William 1768 Sone Crop tree Atriplex halimus 1632 60 Kennedy & Lee 1762 Atrafaxis Undelata Atraphaxis undulata 1732 568 Lee & Kennedy 1813 Aucuba Japonica Aucuba japonica 1783 460 Lee & Kennedy 1796 Protea Pinifolia Aulax cancellata 1780 444 Lee, James 1792 Bacharis Halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia 1683 12 Scott, James 1759 African Groundsel Tree ?Baccharis ivaefolia 1696 562 Loddiges, Conrad 1805 Banisteria Fulgens Banisteria fulgens 1759 354 Lee, James & Co. 1790 Banksia Dentata Banksia dentata 1822 381 William Watson 1791 Banksea Pubescens Banksia robur cult. 1802 354 Lee, James & Co. 1790 Banksia Serrata Banksia serrata 1788 211 Malcolm, William 1771 Barleria Prionites Barleria prionitis 1759 524 Lee and Kennedy 1798 Barringtonia Similis Barringtonia 35 Negri, D. 1761 Barbery trees Berberis vulgaris Britain 444 Lee, James 1792 Berberris Canadensis Berberis canadensis 1759 444 Lee, James 1792 Berberis Cretica Berberis cretica 1759 504 Loddiges 1798 Berberis Daurica Berberis daurica 1780s 313 Gordon, Dermer and Thomson 1785 Brunia lanuganosa Berzelia lanuginosa 1774 472 Colvill, James 1796 Brunia Speciosa Berzelia squarrosa syn Brunia squarrosa 1818 syn. Brunia. lanuginosa 1774 syn. Brunia superba 1791 449 Lee, James & Co. 1793 Besleria Melissifolia Besleria melittifolia ? 1729 3 Gordon, James 1758 Canada Birches Betula lenta 1759 55 Scott, James 1762 Broad Leaved Canada Birch Betula lenta 1759 117 Padmore, William 1765 Suggar Birch Betula lenta 1759 137 Webb, John 1767 Betula Nanna Betula nana Britain 117 Padmore, William 1765 Black Birch Betula nigra 1736 255 Eddie and Dupin 1775 Red Birch Betula nigra 1736 412 Loddiges, C. 1793 Betula Nigra Betula nigra 1736 551 Lee & Kennedy 1803 Betula Angulata Betula nigra 1736 117 Padmore, William 1765 Paper Birch Betula papyrifera 1750 551 Lee & Kennedy 1803 Betula Papyracea Betula papyrifera 1750 359 Lee, James & Co. 1790 Weeping Birch Betula pendula Britain 404 Burchell, M. 1792 Birch Betula pendula Britain 568 Lee & Kennedy 1813 Silver Birch Betula pendula Britain 117 Padmore William 1765 Poplar-leaved Birch Betula populifolia 1750 137 Webb, John 1767 Betula Populifolia Betula populifolia 1750 244 Kennedy and Lee 1778 Betula Lacinata Betula pubescens Britain Alnus glutinosa Britain 412 Loddiges, C. 1793 Betula Canadensis Betula pubescens Britain 551 Lee & Kennedy 1803 Betula Glauca Betula pubescens Britain 90 Webb, John 1763 Mountain Birch Betula pubescens Britain 39 Stavely and Cross 1761 Dwarf Birch Betula pumila 1762 Betula nana Britain 88 Gordon, James 1763 Dwarf Canada Birch Betula pumila ? 1762 189 Bush, John 1771 American dwarf Birch Betula pumila 1762 444 Lee, James 1792 Betula Pumila Betula pumila 1762 375 Loddiges 1791 Bignonia Capreolata Bignonia capreolata 1710 449 Lee, James & Co. 1793 Blakea Trinervia Blakea trinervia 1789 185 Malcolm, William 1770 New Bombax Bombax 47 Gray, C. & Co. 1761 Bombax or Cotton Tree ?Gossypium herbaceum 1594 Bombax ceiba ? 1692 415 Fraser, John 1793 Borassius? Flabellifera ?Borassus flabellifer 1771 60 Kennedy & Lee 1762 Bocea Yerva More Bosea yervamora 1728 492 Grimwood and Wykes 1797 Houstonia Coccinea Bouvardia ternifolia 1794 492 Lee and Kennedy 1797 Brunsfelsia Grandiflora Brunfelsia grandiflora 524 Lee and Kennedy 1798 Brunia fragaroides Brunia fragaroides 1794 307 Lee, James & Co. 1784 Brunia nodiflora Brunia nodiflora poss. Widdringtonia nodiflora PL 1786 B. nodiflora 1756 W. nodiflora 287 Lee, James 1783 Buddleja capitata Buddleja globosa 1774 444 Lee, James 1792 Buxus Balearica Buxus balearica 1780 44 Hewitt, Samuel 1761 Box edging Buxus sempervirens Britain 78 Padmore, William 1763 New Dwarf box Buxus sempervirens Britain 133 Burchell, William 1767 Myrtle leaved Box Buxus sempervirens form Britain 57 North, Will. & Robt. 1761 Variegated Box trees Buxus sempervirens ' Argenteo'/'Aureovariegata'