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produced numerous prize-winners and some grand 

 stock bulls during its career of fully thirty years. 

 Founded in 1885, its principal purchases in the earlier 

 years were Strawberry 35th from Blebo; Cherry 

 Blossom and Rowan Blossom, members of the famous 

 Orange Blossom family, from Mr Lawson of Carriston ; 

 a Clipper, of Newton descent, from Mr George R. 

 Fortune ; Passion Flower, of the Pansy Blossom line of 

 Carnations, from Ballechin ; and Derwent Gwynne from 

 Edengrove. Later purchases included Clear Star and 

 Spring Rose from Windsor ; Lady 18th and Butterfly 

 47th from Balnakyle ; Blithe Elsie from Naemoor ; 

 White Rose and Fannie from Orchardmains ; a 

 Buttercup from Strowan ; and Beaufort Rosemary 2nd 

 from Lord Lovat. By degrees, most of the families 

 so well known when the herd was in its mid-course 

 were gradually disposed of, and when the herd came 

 to be sold at Aberdeen on 10th October 1917, Clippers 

 were in almost full command. Nineteen females of 

 that popular family were catalogued. There were also 

 representatives of the Rosewood, Golden Drop, and 

 Butterfly lines of blood. 



The bulls used in the Montrave herd were the 

 very finest. Among these were the Ballechin Ex- 

 celsior (57,812), a son of Pansy Blossom; the very 

 pretty prize - winning Gem of Pennan (59,002); the 

 Collynie-bred Bridegroom (66,728) and Brave Archer 

 (70,018); the Uppermill Spicy Baron (77,944); 

 the beautiful home-bred champion Royal Archer 

 (82,157) by Brave Archer; Broadhooks Conqueror 

 (85,451); Royal Victory (100,486), the 600 gs. bull 



