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gunnock House, garden, and large Spanish chestnut trees ; 

 Leckie House, garden, and fine Scotch fir trees; Bouqulian 

 House, garden, and trees ; Kippin village and churchyard ; 

 Arngomery House, the large yew tree and others. 



After passing Arngomery, I will cross to the north side of 

 the Forth by Cardros Bridge, take notice of the fine park, large 

 trees, and beautiful grassy lawns and gardens at Cardros House ; 

 port of Monteith ; the Loch islands, and religious building, now 

 in ruins, also the fine large old Spanish chestnut, and other 

 trees in the islands : then turning eastward, between the Forth 

 on the right and the Teith on the left, take notice of the garden, 

 the ponds, the fine park, and large transplanted trees at lied- 

 nock House ; Lendrick Castle and parks ; Deanston garden, and 

 fine collection of showy border plants, and new greenhouse. 



Taking a very short notice of Blair-Drummond, as you have 

 been kind enough to notice it particularly in a previous Number 

 of the Gardener's Magazine, I will cross the river Teith by the 

 old bridge near Doune, and notice the village, the old castle. 

 Cottage Garden Society, and the garden at Newton, and fine 

 old trees in the vicinity of the old castle of Doune ; Kilbride 

 Castle, a little to the north-east, and Doune Lodge, a little to 

 the north-west of Doune. I will then proceed westward, along 

 the north bank of the Teith to Cambusmore, the Gart, and the 

 village of Callander ; then, entering the pass of Lenne, up Loch 

 Lubnaig side, giving the girts of some fine large Scotch firs 

 growing at the top of the loch. Then passing through Strath- 

 tyre to Loch Earn head, give a description of some of the 

 scenery on both sides of the loch ; Edinample Castle ; Ard- 

 vorlich House and large thorn tree ; St. Fillan's, at the foot of 

 the loch ; the scenery at Dundum, south side of the Eai'n ; 

 Dunira House, gardens, and fine range of hothouses and melon 

 pits, on the north side of the Earn ; Dalchonzie House and 

 little paradise of a garden, on the south side of the Earn ; Abe- 

 ruchill Castle farther on, on the same side, with its straight, 

 wide, and extensive avenues of large old trees. 



Crossing the Earn by the bridge of Ross, to Comrie, I will 

 give a short notice of that interesting village ; Dunmore Hill, a 

 little above the village, with the stately column of solid granite, 

 erected in memory of Lord Melville, which surmounts it, and 

 the impetuous, roaring, mountain stream which falls into the 

 deep, dark, cauldron or horrible abyss which lurks among the 

 shaggy rocks and coppice wood at its eastern base. Leaving 

 the village of Comrie, I will proceed to Lawers House, and 

 notice the garden, park, extensive avenues of stately trees, &c. ; 

 farther on, to Ochtentyre House, fine ponds, large trees, garden, 

 and large laurels. Crossing to the south side of the Earn, I Avill 

 give a short notice of Strowan House, &c. From Strowan House 

 to Crieff, on the north side of the Earn ; from Crieff to Fern- 



