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Arran. — The Island of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, 

 55h latitude, is 20-^- miles in length by lO] at greatest 

 breadth. It is nearly equally divided into a hilly and 

 a flat portion. The northern part is mountainous, several 

 summits rising above 2500 feet; the highest (Goatfell) 

 being 2866 feet. The southern part is more flat, the 

 mountains being not more than half the height of those in 

 the north. On the east side, Arran is from ten to thirteen 

 miles from Ayrshire, and six from Bute. On the west side, 

 it is from three to four miles (narrowest at Dougrie) from 

 the Peninsula of Cantyre. The north of Arran is opposite to 

 the mouth of Loch Fyne ; the south lies open to the North 

 Channel. The bed of the surrounding sea is deep, 

 especially around the north of the island, and remains deep 

 to within a short distance from land, and thus tells 

 powerfully in preventing great cold, especially on the coast. 



Situation of the Gardens in Arran. — The trees and 

 shrubs to be mentioned, excepting those at Pirn Mill and 

 Whitefarland, all grow on the east side of Arran and in 

 grounds adjoining the sea, those at Cooper Lodge, Whiting 

 Bay, and at Cromla, Corrie, being separated from it at 

 high tide by only the breadth of the highway ; Craigard, 

 Lamlash, has only a narrow field between it and the sea ; 

 while Brodick Castle grounds are also in close proximity 

 to the waters of Brodick Bay. Pirn Mill and White- 

 farland are also alongside of the sea. All of them derive 

 the fullest advantage from the sea. The garden at Cooper 

 Lodge, Whiting Bay, is on level ground, and the soil light 

 and well drained. That of Cromla is also level, and like 

 the other thoroughly drained, but here the soil has in it 

 more clay. The Brodick Castle Garden is on sloping 

 ground lying eastward, and averaging 100 feet above sea- 

 level — soil neither light nor heavy. The plants at 

 Craigard, Lamlash, grow on a steep, moist, well drained 

 bank. Whitefarland, on the west coast, is a beautiful and 

 sheltered spot. 



Temperature — Winter. — The temperature of Craigard, 

 Lamlash, can be given exactly, as alongside of it is a coast- 

 guard station where this is recorded daily at 6.30 a.m. and 

 4 P.M., the hours in mid- winter of maximum and minimum 

 temperature. Here the greatest cold last winter (1894-95) 



