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older one lying on the South side of the river, and owing to 

 its steepness a very measured progress for a mile or more beyond 

 the village was necessary. Beneath the shelter of umbrellas the 

 party reached the entrance to Carolside, which lies in a haugh 



almost level with the river, and, through the 

 Carolside. kind favour of Lady Reay of Stow, they drove 



through the deer-park to the mansion-house with 

 the view of visiting the gardens and grounds. In her absence 

 from home they were met by Mr Hutton, the gardener, and 

 conducted over the gardens which comprised a charming lawn 

 to the South, ornamented with plots of exquisite roses, and 

 a flower and vegetable garden, enclosed with walls against which 

 were ranged the stove-houses. Unfortunately the continuance of 

 rain marred the full enjoyment of a distinctly charming locality, 

 as is faintly indicated in the accompanying illustration (Plate 

 VII.). As an example of the confusion that may arise from 

 provincial pronunciation of the names of familiar objects, enquiry 

 at the instance of Lady Reay was made regarding a tree within 

 the grounds which proved to be the Bird-cherry (Prunus padus), 

 but was locally known as " Hawkberry." Without a specimen 

 its identification was a subject of difficulty ; but on a visit being 

 paid to a well-grown example, all doubt was at once removed. 

 It still remained, however, to trace the origin of the local name 

 assigned to it ; and a chance reference to the delightfully com- 

 panionable volume of the founder of the Club at once supplied the 

 solution.* In it Dr Johnston has the following illuminative 

 note : — " Bird-cherry is found in almost all our wooded deans 

 as a shrub ; but, when planted and allowed to grow unchecked, 

 it becomes a considerable tree, very beautiful when in flower. 

 The shrub is called Hackivood, and the fruit Hackherry or 

 Hagherry. It has the same name in Westmoreland and 

 Cumberland ; and in Sweden we also find it named Hagg, 

 which, it seems, means Hedge-herry. In Berwickshire the 

 fruit is reckoned poisonous, and children are taught to avoid 

 it." Time did not permit of an inspection of the deer and 

 Spanish sheep that browsed in the pai-k, or of examining the 



* The Botany of the Eastern Borders, George Johnston, M.D., LL.D., 

 1853, p. 58. 



