THE 



GARDENER'S 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- 

 Jries, 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, Hannayfield, 

 Dalscairth, Goldielee, Terraughty, *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. 

 Lermont, and Mr. M'Ken. We left Dumfries on Augusts., 

 and proceeded by Lochmaben to *Jardine Hall, whence we 

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

 Farm and *Kirkmichael Hall, to '■ Closeburn Hall. From 

 this mansion we visited Closeburn Castle, Drumlanrig Castle, 

 Baitford, and Kennedy's Nursery at Thornhill. On Aug. 1 2. 

 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 tamily at Munches for 

 *Galston Casde 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 v^^e proceeded to Newton Stewart, visiting Bargally, 

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



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

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