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I came here, between five and six years ago, His Lordship was 

 kind enough to allow me to build proper places for the young 

 men here, and at Whitehaven. Men in such situations have a 

 right to expect protection and comfort from their masters. I 

 am glad when I see men in a clean place, comfortable and happy; 

 it is a great inducement to them to stop at home and study 

 their business. I have been induced to say this much, having 

 suffered from having to live in such miserable places as I never 

 wish to see any young man in. 



I was glad to see the spirited manner in which every depart- 

 ment is carried on at Tidworth : there seems to be no want of 

 help there. — Xo^«f/^er Castle Gardens, Oct. 16. 1843. 



Art. IV. Descriptive Notice of some of the Gardens and Scenery 

 around Stirling, the Strath of Monteith, and Strathearn, By 

 James Dkummond, Gardener at Blair-Drummond. 



INTRODUCTION. 



When Mrs. Loudon and you were in Scotland, in 1841, you 

 visited some of the noblemen's and gentlemen's seats in the 

 neighbourhood of Stirling ; but, as your time was very limited, 

 and the weather very wet, you regretted that you could not do 

 justice to your tour in that quarter, as you had to pass some of the 

 places you wished to see, and others you only got a glimpse of. 



I believe, some time ago, I promised to give you a descriptive 

 notice of the gardens at Keir, the seat of Archibald Stirling, Esq., 

 of which you gave but a very shoi't notice in your interesting 

 periodical, the Gardener s Magazine, 



As there are a great many fine gardens and forest trees 

 around Stirling, the Strath of Monteith, and Strathearn, I in- 

 tend (if time and health permit me) to give you a short de- 

 scription of some of them, in the following order. 



Keir Gardens, new pinetum, park, and some of the large trees. 

 Kippinross Garden, a drawing of the brass plate on the large 

 sycamore, measurement of other large trees, &c. Dunblane, the 

 old cathedral, and other buildings. Holm Hill, Anchorfield, and 

 Mr. Barty's select collection of plants. Returning down the 

 left bank of the river Allan, by Kippenret Glen, I shall take 

 notice of some rare plants to be found there, then pass on to 

 Airthrey mineral wells. From the wells to Stirling Castle hill, 

 taking notice of some of the plants to be found on the hill ; 

 leaving the Messrs. Drummond's nursery, and some of the gar- 

 dens to the south-east of Stirling, till another opportunity. 



Leaving the Castle hill, I will proceed south-west along the 

 Touch and Campsie hills, having in this route, between the hills 

 on the left hand and the river Forth on the right. Touch House, 

 the fine cedar of Lebanon, Oriental plane, and other trees ; Gar- 



