AUTHOR'S NOTE. 



MY first duty is to record my thanks to Mr J. J. 

 Moubray, without whose encouragement and support 

 this volume would not have been produced. My 

 thanks are also due to Mr John Stirton, Mr Edward 

 Cowie, and the general staff of the Highland and 

 Agricultural Society for ever-courteous attention in 

 connection with my examination of the Society's 

 reference volumes. Many friends in various parts 

 of the country have been very helpful. I have 

 received assistance in various ways from Mr J. 

 Ernest Kerr ; Mr R Wylie Hill; Mr Wm. C. 

 Hunter ; Mr J. T. M'Laren ; Mr James Rodger ; 

 Mr David Scott, Stirling; Mr John Phillips, Crieff; 

 Mr E. K. Anderson, ' N.B. Agriculturist ' ; Mr J. 

 Purves, Kelso ; Mr R. D. Maxwell, Dumfries ; Mr 

 Alexander MacDougall, Annan ; Mr James Beattie 

 (grandson of the late Mr James Beattie, Newbie) ; 

 Mr Hugh Mitchell, Pitlochry; Mr A. M. Douglas; 

 Mr Thomas Bain, formerly of Legars ; Mr A. C. 



