Book I. 



GARDENS OF SCOTLAND. 



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in imitation of the duke's residence of that name in the cir- 

 cle of Vienne, in France. The acorns grown in Hamilton 

 Park are reckoned the best produced in Scotland. 

 Bothrvell House, — near Bothwell; Lord Douglas. A ro- 



mantic and truly noble residence on the banks of the Clyde, 

 with excellent gardens, an extensive collection of plants, and 

 most romantic walks and rustic structures. The whole kept 

 in the highest order. 



7630. DUMBARTONSHIRE. A surface of 159,356 acres, chiefly mountainous, abounding in mosses 

 and moors, with some natural woods, in which the holly and yew are more common than anywhere else 

 in Scotland. 



Orchards These are rare, though fruit-trees thrive well in 



the county. Excellent apples are produced in the tradesmen's 



fardens of Dumbarton ; and there is an orchard at Lochlomond, 

 elonging to Macdonald Buchanan of Ross, which contains 

 two of the largest and most healthy golden pippin-trees in 

 Scotland, generally very productive. 



Rosedoe, — near Luss; Sir J. Cclquhoun. The house de 

 lightfully situated on a peninsula projecting into Lochlomond : 

 the grounds well wooded by nature, and a good kitchen-garden 

 lately formed at considerable expense. 



Ross, — on Lochlomond ; H. M. Buchanan, Esq. Remark- 

 able for its beautiful beech-trees. 



7631. STIRLINGSHIRE. A surface of 450,560 acres of hills and fertile valleys ; the latter generally 

 under aration. There is a nursery at Stirling, and some market-gardens of the commonest kind between 

 that town and St. Ninians, and at Falkirk. 



Orchards. — There are upwards of 20 of these in this county, 

 generally very prolific in pears, apples, and plums ; cherries 

 are little grown in Scotland. The green-gage plum ripens in 

 these orchards as a standard, and there are some large and 

 prolific pear-trees nearly two centuries old. The alluvial soil 

 of the Carseland is from 30 to upwards of 100 feet in depth, of 

 rich mud, and in this the tap-roots of the pear-tree find an 

 ample range. 



Callander, — near Falkirk; Forbes, Esq. The grounds 



remarkable for large and venerable oak, ash, and beech-trees, 

 which were among the earliest artificial plantations reared in 

 Scotland. 



Mynadoc Castle, — near Buchanan; James, Duke of Mon- 

 trose. A noble place, surrounded by extensive plantations, 

 the present duke having been one of the greatest planters in 

 Scotland. 



7632. LINLITHGOWSHIRE. A surface of 71,580 acres, agreeably varied, generally under mixed 

 culture, and beautifully watered on one side by the Forth. There are a few market-gardens about 

 Borrowstounness and Linlithgow. 



Barnbougle Park; — near Queensferry ; Earl of 

 Roseberry. A castellated mansion on a rock 

 within high-water mark, lately much improved 

 by Wilkins ; the park extensive and finely wooded, 

 and subdivided in the manner peculiar to the 

 country, so as to be rendered available as a grazing- 

 farm. 



Hopeton House, — near Queensferry ; Earl of 

 Hopeton. One of the most stately and imposing 

 mansions in Scotland, in the Grecian style, by 

 Sir \V. Bruce, and finished by Adams. It stands 

 on a lawn of a mile in length, washed by the 

 Forth, and is surrounded by extensive woods and 

 plantations, a pleasure and kitchen garden in high 

 cultivation. 



Newliston, — near Ratho ; Hogg, Esq. A 



food house with extensive grounds planted by the 

 :arl of Stair, in the ancient style; the trees in 

 platoons, arranged, as it is vulgarly said, in the 

 order of two engaging armies. The grounds in some 

 places were formerly cut into curious flights of steps 

 and terraces {Jig. Too.) ; but much of this taste was 

 obliterated about the beginning of the present 

 century. The trees are for the greater part horn- 

 beams, that species being at once of rapid growth 

 and patient of pruning and clipping. The timber, 

 however, is of little value, excepting for fuel. 



7633. CLACKMANNANSHIRE. A surface of 30,720 acres, beautifully varied, with few-hills, and 

 generally well cultivated. There is a market-garden at Alloa, of about five acres, and some small 

 nurseries. 



I Orchards. — There are some near Culross : one called Castle- grounds contain extensive plantations of oak-trees, and are 



hill is at least two centuries old. The apple-trees are nearly capable of being rendered a beautiful and extensive park, 

 exhausted with age, but the pear-trees remain in full bearing ; Tillibodie, — near Alloa: Sir Ralph Abercrombie. The 



the Crawford and sugar are the principal early, and the Achans house and' grounds backed by the Oehil hills, one of which is 



the late sorts. finely planted from the designs of Nasmyth, the landscape- 



Sharv Park, — near Kincardine : Earl of Mansfield. The painter. 



7634. KINROSS-SHIRE. A surface of 39,702 acres, considerably varied by hills, valleys, streams, and 

 a large lake. 



I Blair Adam,— near Kinross: W. Adam, Esq. Remarkable I but now covered with finely sheltered grass fields, and the 

 for the extent of the plantations on a barren-like peat soil, | general climate improved by the drainage and warmth. 



7635. FIFESHIRE. A peninsular surface of 322,500 acres, finely varied by hills, valleys, a mountain, 

 some lakes, and bounded on one side by the Forth, the other by the Tay, and the third by the open sea. 

 It is an old county, well cultivated, and containing some fine country-seats of moderate extent. Though 

 the climate is unfavorable for the larger fruits, yet in no county of Scotland are gardens so general from 

 the cottage to the mansion, or so well managed : as a proof, there is scarcely such a thing as a market- 

 garden in the county. 



Kircaldy Nursery, — at Kircaldy ; Sang, editor of The 

 Planter's Kalendar', and an extensive contractor for planting 

 and managing plantations. There is also a nursery at Cupar, 

 and at some other towns. 



Market-Gardens There is one of six acres, surrounded 



by a high fruit-wall at Kircaldy ; one of nearly equal extent 

 at Pathhead, and one or two more at different parts of the 

 county. 



Orchards There are none of recent formation, excepting 



one laid out by Sang in 1811 ; but the remains of fruit-trees 

 are still to be seen at the ancient abbey of Lindores. 



X Wemyss Castle, — near Kircaldy; Gen. Wemyss. Long 



7636. PERTHSHIRE. A surface of 4,068,640 acres, much varied by hills and mountains, but contain- 

 ing some fertile valleys called straths and carses. It contains some excellent country-residences. The 

 cream-colored cherry of Ardvorlich, and the black gean of Castle Menzies, are mentioned by Dr. 

 Robertson (Agr. Sum. of Perthshire) as being much esteemed. There is a respectable nursery at Perth, 

 one at Dundee, and some lesser ones at Dunkeld, and other places ; there is also a Horticultural Society 

 held at Perth. 



famous for its kitchen-garden, laid out by Nicol, and its 

 pleasure-grounds by White of Durham. The house is sur- 

 rounded by extensive plantations, and the whole place is kept 

 in the highest degree of order and neatness. 



X Raith, — near Kircaldy; Ferguson, Esq. Most excel- 

 lent kitchen -gardens also by Nicol, and finely-planted grounds 

 in high keeping. 



Barony Castle, — near Markinch : Earl of Levin. A qua- 

 drangular structure, on the banks of the Levin, of great anti- 

 quity ; surrounded by finely wooded grounds, containing a 

 good kitchen-garden. 



Perth Nurseries — contain between 50 and 60 acres; the 

 principal is by Dickson and Brown ; in whose extensive and 

 highly respectable establishment some fine varieties of the 

 Scotch rose have been originated from seed. 



Market-Gardens. — Dundee is said to be better supplied with 

 vegetables than any other town in Scotland. The quantity of 

 ground on which they are grown is estimated at 100 acres; and 

 James Reid, in 1750, was the first who excelled in this mode of 

 culture. The siiipping ensures a brisk demand for common 

 articles. 



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Orchards. — There are upwards of twenty in the Carse of 

 Gowrie, situated on the flat northern shore of the Tay, 

 chiefly from Kinfauns to the town of Dundee. The oldest are 

 about 100 years: the soil is a deep mud or clay. They occupy 

 in all nearly 150 acres. There are also a few old orchards 

 along the south base of the Ochil hills. 



Scone Palace, — near Perth; Earl of Mansfield. A noble 

 castellated mansion by Atkinson, in one of the finest situations 

 in Scotland, with a fawn in front of great extent, washed by 

 the Tay, and backed by rising grounds covered with wood. 



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