MANSE OF FYVIE 



minister from 1794 to 1828, immediate predecessor 

 of the aforesaid Mr. Manson. After Mr. Manson's 

 resignation, Dr. Cruikshank was translated from 

 Turriff to Fyvie, and married Mr. Falconer's widow, 

 thus inheriting the walls. 1 Dr. Milne followed Dr. 

 Cruikshank in 1870, and there remains ample ocular 

 evidence to the pleasure he took in his borders 

 during his ministry of five and thirty years. By 

 him and his family the garden was greatly enriched 

 with a pretty extensive collection of shrubs and 

 herbaceous and alpine plants. 



And now, in the person of the Rev. G. Wauchope 

 Stewart the garden owns a new incumbent who 

 is not too proud to take honest pride in fruits and 

 flowers of his own raising, or to soil his hands with 

 spade labour. Under his care and that of Mrs. 

 Stewart there is no fear that the well-stocked garth 

 will be impoverished or that the borders will be 

 allowed to run wild. Much and sedulous attention 

 is required, for the grounds are full of nooks and 

 unexpected spaces, each with its store of choice things. 

 Specially deserving of thoughtful tending is a bit 

 of wall garden " a garden of remembrance " where 

 saxifrages of manj^ sorts, stonecrops, Ramondia, bell- 

 flowers, and other pretty flowers are well established 

 gifts from friends to the departed pastor and his 

 family. Sure no fitter or more touching remembrance 

 can be devised than these lowly herbs, for is not 



1 Mrs. Cruikshank is buried in the apse of the parish church between her two 

 husbands. 



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