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cottage, where considerable pains had been taken with the 

 garden and flowers. At this time it was quite gay, and the 

 mildness of the climate was marked by very large fuschias, 

 in front and at the sides, in full flower, and which had not 

 been in the least cut last winter. A. LycesteHa formosa was 

 above 10 feet high, and there were large plants of Lavatera, 

 arhorea which had flowered luxuriantly, while thriving young 

 ones were strong and healthy, and ready to take their place 

 next year. We could not ascertain where these plants had 

 been obtained, or that they were native to any part of the 

 coast. A little further on was Carseluith Castle, an old square 

 fortress, built ujwn the edge of a terrace to the base of 

 which the tide has once flowed. This must have been in 

 olden time a very strong keep. At present it is neglected, 

 the walls covered with Aspleniumi ruta mtiraria. There is 

 a carving above the fireplace of the principal room. The 

 farm-steading, placed too near, interferes sadly with the old 

 structure, and is in the way of any good sketch or photo- 

 graph being taken. The farm dwelling-house is approached 

 by a fuschia hedge 10 feet high. 



Proceeding onwards to Ravenshall, where refreshments 

 were expected, we met Mr Hannah of Kirkdale, who gave 

 us information as to our best route to the farm of Cairn 

 Holly, with the caims and standing stones there. 



While refreshments were preparing for us at Ravenshall 

 the party went to the shore, a few hundred yards distant, 

 here very precipitous and rocky, and fashioned into arches 

 and caves. To one of the latter has been given the name 

 of Meo- Merilies' Cave, but with what propriety it is 

 needless now to enquire. The rocks themselves are silurian, 

 and are very remarkable from the twisted and contorted 

 state of the beds. They afforded Crithmum maritimum, 

 Asplenium adiantum nigrum, and viarinuvi, and at 

 an earlier period of the season would be very gay with 

 Geranium sanguineum, and the usual rock plants of the 



coast. 



On regaining Ravenshall we found Mr Hannah had 



