THE 



GARDENERS MAGAZINE, 



DECEMBER, 1831. 



PART I. 



ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. 



Art. I. General Results of a Gardening Tour, during July, 

 August, and -part of September, in the present Year, from Dum- 

 fries, by Kirkcudbright, Ayr, and Greenock, to Paisley. By the 

 Conductor. 



{Continued from p. 557.) 



We arrived at Dumfries on July 28., and in the neigh- 

 bourhood of that town visited Castle Dykes, Hannaylield, 

 Dalscairth, Goldielee, Terrauqhty, *Terreagles, Maybie, 

 Kirkconnell, Cairnsalloch, Dalswinton, Lincluden Castle, 



Newton Lodge, and the cottage residences of Kerr, Esq., 



Symes, Esq., and others. We also visited the Nurseries 



of Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Irving, Mr. Hood, Mr. Bogie, Mr. 

 Lerniont, and Mr. M'Ken. We left Dumfries on August 8., 

 and proceeded by Lochmaben to *Jardine Hall, whence we 

 visited *Raehills. Fiom Jardine Hall we went, by Cumroo 

 Farm and *Kirkniichael Hall, to ■ Closeburn Hail. From 

 this mansion we visited Closeburn Castle, Drumlanrig Castle, 

 Baitford, and Kennedy's Nursery atThornhill. On Aug. 12. 

 we left Closeburn Hall, and, returning to Dumfries, saw 

 Blackwood, Woodlands, and other places. We then visited 

 the garden of St. Peter's, at the village of Dalbeattie and 

 Munches. Next day we left the kind family at Munches for 

 *Galston Castle and *St. Mary's Isle. From Kirkcudbright, 

 near the latter place, we went to Gatehouse, in the neighbour- 

 hood of which we saw Enrick Farm, and *Cally House. 

 Thence we proceeded to Newton Stewart, visiting Bargally, 

 and glancing at Ardwell, Cairnsmuir, and a luniiber of other 



* Mansion residences thus marked (*), for the reasons given in p. 383. 

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