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British Isles with Mr. Gnmbleton, near Cork, in 3892, it has done 
so m several other places in In. land an. I Kn-i.nl. but lnwivuv 
must be one of the first places whetv i; lias Holered in Scotland. 
It was growing quite in the open. 
There is a goodly number of New Zealand and Tasmantan 
plants here too, and a suggestive indication of the character of the 
climate is afforded by the way thev thrive. Veronicas, lor 
instance, are coming up over the place from naturally sown 'seed 
and F. salicifolia is 7 feet high. Rich as Scotland is in her 
conifers one would scarcely expect to rind Pod,.,oi,pus Totara— 
the " Totara " of New Zealand, and perhaps the most valuable of 
its timbers— growing out of doors. Yet here it is in perfect 
health. A plant of Bilhn-Ji, ri„ /„„,// /!,„•«, S feet hi-h, and 
trained up a rive trunk, w as very prettily in flower, but it is even 
m " : 'V attractive when followed by the crop of bright violet-blue 
berries. Olearia Traversi and Leptospermum lanigerum were 
both 8 feet high, and Correct alba, on a wall, was 6 feet high. 
Olcarat macrodonta has, I believe, been very fine this year in 
Irelan I and other mild districts. A fine bush, 14 feet in diameter, 
and some smaller ones were simply masses of white flowers. 
Of Chilian shrubs I noted the following ■.—Ltmuttin frrrurjitwa, 
often known as L. pinna! if,, I 'in, very healthy (1 learnt that in 
another Ross-shire garden it was 10 feet high); Mutixin 
decurrena, the rare climbing composite, in good condition : 
Ahtttilnn ritifniii/HU 10 feet high, and flowering freely; Amr« 
<lil}it>*)i, ExaiU'inia >>ttr<„-!<i-b> ri /very charming here as elsewhere 
in Scotland), Cextnnn > <•!• <j,i,> s Trioi^^idar'n, Eu<T,j ; ,i,i<i rordata, 
I)rf'<, h t<ti)ir<i spinosa, and Fuchsias as hedge plants. 
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Drummond Castle. 
The ancient seat of the Earls of Perth is about three miles out of 
Crieff, being set on an eminence and approached by a long narrow 
avenue of Beech and Lime. It is now one of the seats of the Earl 
of Ancaster, but the present residence is a modern building quite 
separate from, but close to, old Drummond Castle. This latter 
building (or, rather, what remains of it) is still in perfect repair, 
and from its highest tower a glorious view is to be had : mountain 
in the distance, wooded country and loch nearer, and, close 
beneath, the unique formal garden of Drummond. This garden, 
which is of an imposiner and elaborate design and admirably kept, 
was originally planned and carried out in 1703 by a former 
proprietor and his gardener named Kennedy. The original 
design has been maintained for over 200 years although additions 
have been made. The beds and masses are in geometrical form- 
triangular, circular, &c. — and they are largely filled with shrubs 
of various sorts kept low and flat, whilst the paths are bordered 
with a variety of shrubs clipped into narrow, columnar shape. 
These columnar trees are as good as any of the kind I have seen ; 
they are now 80 years old, in excellent health and perfectly 
