290 EXISTING SCOTCH HERDS. 



Portlethen 244, bred by the Earl of Southesk after Bal- 

 nainoon 36, and out of Fanny of Kinnaird 330, was 

 purchased from her breeder in 1855 for 27, 10s. She 

 has left a large number of meritorious descendants, this 

 being one of the best branches of the Kinnaird Fanny 

 family. 



Mr Walker purchased at Sir A. Burnett's sale at Crathes 

 in 1856 the cow Nightingale 262, and her daughter 

 Princess Philomel 269, representing the old herd at 

 Wester Fintray. Nightingale won the first prize of the 

 Highland Society as a cow at Glasgow in 1857. She was 

 subsequently sold to Mr M'Combie of Tillyfour. Her 

 daughter Princess Philomel 269, was sold to the Earl 

 of Southesk ; and Mr Walker purchased at the Kinnaird 

 sale in 1861 Princess Philomel's daughter Perdita 848, by 

 Druid 225, a highly commended heifer at Battersea. It is 

 by Perdita's descendants that this family is now preserved, 

 and its excellence is sufficiently attested by the -fact that 

 the two first-prize Highland Society's bulls Palmerston 

 374 and Adrian 439, bred at Portlethen, were both 

 produced by it. The Lively family was founded by 

 Lively 256, bred by the late Mr Fullerton, Ardestie, after 

 Earl o' Buchan 57. Jean 264, bred by Mr Euxton, 

 Farnell, after the Keillor bull Adam 39, founded the Julia 

 family. The Pansy family had its origin in the cow 

 Panmure 278, bred in 1853 at Keillor after Old Jock 1. 

 The Balwyllo Victoria family is represented by the descen- 

 dants of Alice Maud 724, out of Princess Eoyal 444, 

 purchased from the trustees of the late Mr Scott, Balwyllo. 

 The Idas spring from Ida 651, a daughter of Inchmarlo 

 Maggie 301, bred by the late Mr Patrick Davidson of 

 Inchmarlo. Madge of Portlethen 1217, a descendant 

 of the Keillor cow Favourite 2, was bought by Mr. Walker 

 at Tillyfour, and going into the possession of the Marquis 

 of Huntly, established a rather famous strain in the Aboyne 

 Castle herd. At the Honourable Charles Carnegie's sale 



