200 EXISTING SCOTCH HEEDS. 



AUsopp, Inverurie ; Blooming Heather 3d 3572, of the 

 Eothiemay Victoria family, from Mr Tayler of Glenbarry ; 

 Bloomer of Cardenston 2004 and Elizabeth of Morlich 

 2083, the latter of the Windsor branch of the Queen tribe, 

 at the Aberdeen joint sale in 1878 ; Brunette 2278, of the 

 Ballindalloch Miss Burgess family ; Orange Blossom 1489, 

 of the Eothiemay Georgina family, from Mr Bruce, Keig ; 

 Ida of Haddo 2559, of the Portlethen Ida family, from the 

 Earl of Aberdeen ; Dandy 1075, of the Drumin Lucy 

 family and winner of the first prize as a heifer at the 

 Highland Society's show in 1871, from Captain Beedie, 

 Pitgair ; Young Grizzle 1807, of the Easter Skene Grizzle 

 family, from Mr M'Combie of Easter Skene; Lizzie of 

 Morlich 4954, of the Windsor branch of the Queen tribe, 

 and Isabella of Morlich 3rd, from Mr Cran, Morlich ; and 

 Godiva 2568, of the Pride tribe, at the Balquharn dispersion. 

 The sires used have been ToUo 1547, already referred to ; 

 Serapis 998, sire Hercules 687 dam Grizzle 995, bred at 

 Easter Skene, winner of the first prize at the Highland 

 Society as a two-year-old, and of numerous local prizes ; 

 Lowther 1388, bred at East-town, of the Victoria branch 

 of the Queen tribe; Abbot, after Hero 861 and out of 

 Abbess 3rd 3616 ; Maharajah 1893, Heather Bred Lad, and 

 Viceroy 2nd, the last four bred by Mr Bean. The sire now 

 in use is Leotard, bred by Mr Bean, descended from Old 

 Grannie 1. The herd numbers about twenty head, and 

 comprises specimens of the Mains of Kelly Victorias, Kin- 

 naird Fannys, Bognie Miss Caraegies, Kinnochtry Favour- 

 ites, Drumin Catherines, East-town Patricias, &c. 



A large number of sales have been made from the herd. 

 Bulls have been sold privately and at the Aberdeen joint 

 sales, at from fifteen to forty-five guineas. In November 

 1880, Mr Stephenson, Sandyford Villa, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 

 purchased Blooming Heather 2ud 3572, Lady Lizzie 4953, 

 and Lizzie of Morlich 4954 ; in March 1881 he purchased 

 Eose of Boghead 1437, Eose 5th 4958, Abbess 3rd 3616, 



