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Lilac, Laburnum, Mock Orange, Weigela, shrubby Spiraeas, 

 and Deutzias. The Snowberry spreads rapidly in sheltered 

 places and is suitable for shady situations, and the Flowering 

 Currant (Ribes sanguineum) has been found growing spon- 

 taneously in the woods. Fuchsia Riccartoni grows into large 

 shrubs, but it has been cut down by frost in severe winters. 

 Hydrangeas are a feature, a row on the east side of a Haw- 

 thorn hedge near the mansion-house producing in an average 

 season hundreds of huge corymbs of blossom in white, pink, 

 and blue shades. The Lemon - scented Verbena (Lippia 

 citriodora) developed stems 3| inches in diameter and 11 

 inches in girth. These measurements are of one of a few 

 stems from the same plant, a seventeen years' growth, killed 

 <lown to the ground during the severe winter 1894-5. 



Conifers look well in the young state, but they do not last. 

 As they increase in height and their heads become exposed 

 to the winds they gradually succumb. For ornamental 

 purposes, Cupressus Laicsoniana, raised from seed sent from 

 Vancouver about twenty-eight years ago, has proved the 

 most valuable of the conifers yet introduced. C. macrocarpa, 

 from the same source, is developing rapidly into large trees. 

 Araucaria imbricata (Monkey Puzzle), Cedrus Deodar a 

 (Deodor or Indian Cedar), Pinus excelsa (Bhotan Pine), 

 Picea Pindrow, P. excelsa (Common Spruce), and Juniperus 

 .recurva are among those that have been planted, with more 

 or less satisfactory results during the earlier stages of their 

 .growth. 



Lochs. Besides the two principal lochs described below, 

 there are others in the island of smaller size, e.g. Loch Colla 

 (7 acres), Dubh-loch, Loch-na-Sguid, Lochan-a-Bhraghad, 

 Loch-a-Eaonabuilg, Fionn Loch, Lochan Breac, etc. Most 

 of the lochs have considerable areas of marshy land along 

 their margins. A few years ago, Trout from Loch Fada 

 were placed in Loch-na-Sguid by a visitor staying at the 



