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The soil is also, in general, liglit ; tliongli at Cromla, one of the 

 places mentioned, it is a stid' clay ; this is thoroughly drained. 

 During severe frost the mininuun temj)erature of the three places 

 principally mentioned. (Captain Brown's, Lamlash; Brodick Castle 

 High Garden ; and Cromla Garden, Corrie) is about 10° higher 

 than at the Observatory, Glasgow. At Brodick Castle Low Garden 

 the thermometer falls about 2' lower than at the High Garden. It 

 may also be noticed that although the rainfall of Arran is high, there 

 are few foggy days, as the mountains draw up the mist, and less 

 rises from salt-water than from fresL The localities selected are 

 all in closest proximity to the sea, and almost on sea-level, except- 

 ing the Brodick Castle High Garden, which is elevated about 100 

 feet above it. Platanus orientalis is rare in the west of Scotland. 

 One tree, twenty years of age, grows in the Kay Park, Kilmarnock, 

 and it has lately been planted in avenues at Greenock. It grows 

 vigorously in the Brodick Castle avenue. An example, twenty 

 years old, of what is apparently Platanus ocddentalis gi'ows at 

 Auehendrane (Miss Cathcart'e), near Ayr, Querents suher, in Brodick 

 Castle Park (2 feet IJ inches in circumference at 4 feet from the 

 ground), is uninjured. Buddlea fjlohosa, at AVhitehouse, Lamlash, 

 is in perfect health. Eucalyptus globulus (blue gum), at Captain 

 Brown's, Lamlash, 18 inches in circumference at 5 feet from the 

 ground, and the one at the hotel at Corrie, were almost stripjied of 

 their leaves by the severe frosts of 1880-81, but are now quite 

 recovered. Eucalyptus amyridaLina (peppermint tree of Tasmania), 

 at Cromla, Corrie, 8| inches in circumference at 5 feet from the 

 ground^ did not suffer nearly so much as E. glohulus in the winter of 

 1880-81. It and the one in the Brodick "Wood are in perfect health. 

 Eucalyptus coriacea (white gum), at Captain Brown's, Lamlash, was 

 planted, in 1880, and had not even a leaf injured by the severe frost 

 of the following winter. This is a beautiful tree, and so hardy that 

 it Avould thrive at many places in the west of Scothuid. EuealypAus 

 atuartiana and E. polyanthema, planted a year ago at Brodick 

 Castle Low Gardens, were last winter uninjured. Eucalyptus 

 rostrcda (red gum) was cut down to the ground. Eucalyptus calo- 

 phylla, E. dwersicolor, E. hmmastonia, E. marginata, and E. 

 melliodora were killed. Acacia melanoxyloii (the black wood of 

 Australia) is hardy at Brodick and Corrie. It is one of the most 

 valuable timber trees of Australia, Acacia decurrens grows beauti- 

 fully in Captain Brown's garden, Lamlasli. A handsome plant of 

 Gaauarina eqidsetifolia (the swamp oak of Australia), a strange tree, 

 having exactly the appearance of a tree puddock pipe (Equisetum), 

 described as " the most singularly picturesque tree of Australia," 

 and furnishes one of its best timbers, said even to equal the 



