Book I. 



GARDENS OF SCOTLAND. 



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in imitation of the duke'i residence of that name in the cir- j mantic and truly noble residence on the banks of the Clyde, 



cle of Vienne, in France. The aconis grown in Hamilton with excellent gardens, an extensive collection of plants, ana 

 Park are reckoned the best produced ui Scotland. most rom;mtic walks and nistic structures. The whole kept 



ButltwM House, — ne3x Bothwell ; Lord Douglas. A ro- | in the highest order. 



7630. DUMBARTOXSHIRE. A surface of 159,356 acres, chiefly mountainous, abounding in mossei 

 and moors, with some natural woods, in which the holly and yew are more common than anywhere else 

 in Scotland. • 



Orchards These are rare, though fruit-trees thrive well in Rosedoe, — near Luss ; Sir J. Cclquhoun. The house de 



the county. Excellent apples are produced in the tradesmen's lightfully situated on a peninsula projecting into Lochloniond: 

 gardens of Dumbarton ; and there is an oi chard at Lochlomond, the grounds well wooded by nature, and a good kitchen -garden 

 belonging to Macdonald Buchanan of Ross, w hich contains lately formed at considerable expense. 



two of the largest and most healthy golden pippin-trees in i iiosi, — on Lochlomond ; H. M. Buchanan, Esq. Remark- 

 Scotland, generally very productive. | able for its beautiful beech-trees. 



7631. STIRLINGSHIRE. A surface of 450,560 acres of hills and fertUe valleys ; the latter generally 

 under aration. There is a nursery at Stirling, and some market-gardens of the commonest kind between 

 that town and St. Ninians, and at Falkirk. 



Orchards. — Tiiere ai-e upwards of 20 of these in this county, 

 generally verv prolific in pears, apples, and plums ; cherries 

 are little grown in Scotland. The green-gage plum ripens in 



Callander, — -aezi Falkirk; Forbes, Esq. The gi-ounds 



remarkable for large and venerable oak, ash, and beec3i-trees, 

 which were among the earliest artificial plantations reared in 

 Scotland. 



Mynadoc Castle, — yxeax Buchanan; James, Duke of Mon- 

 trose. A noble place, surrounded by extensive plantations, 

 the present duke having been one of the greatest jilanters in 

 Scotland. 



these orchards as a standard, and there are some large and 

 prolific pear-trees nearly two centuries old. The alluvial soil 

 of the Carseland is from" 30 to upwards of 100 feet in depth, of 

 rich mud, and in this the tap-roots of the pear-tree tind an 

 ample range. 



7632. LIXLITHGOWSHIRR A surface of 71,580 acres, agreeably varied, generally under mixed 

 culture, and beautifully watered on one side by the Forth. There are a few market-gardens about 

 Borrowstounness and Linlithgow. 



Barnbougle Park, — near Queensferry ; Earl of 

 Koseberxy. A castellated mansion on a rock 

 witliin liigh-water mark, lately much improved 

 by AV ilkins.; the jiark extensive and finely wooded, 

 and subdivided in th£ manner peculiar to the 

 country, so as to be rendered available as a grazing- 

 farra. 



Eopeton House,— iiezx Oueensferry ; Earl of 

 Hopeton. One of the most~stately ai'id imposing 

 mansions in Scotland, in the Grecian style, by 

 Sir \V. Bruce, and finished by Adams. It stands 

 on a lawn of a mile in length, washed by the 

 Forth, and is surrounded by extensive woods and 

 plantations, a pleasure and kitchen garden in high 

 cultivation. 



ycn-liston, — near Ratho ; Hogg, Esq. A 



good house with extensive grounds planted by the 

 Earl of Stair, in the ancient style; tlie trees in 

 platoons, arranged, as it is vulgarly said, in the 

 order of two engaging armies. Tfie grounds in some 

 places were formerlv cut into curious tlights of steps 

 and terraces ifig. '65.) ; but much of tliis taste was 

 obliterated about the beginning of the present 

 century. The trees are for the greater part horn- 

 beams," that species being at once of rapid growth 

 and patient or pnining and clipping. 1 he timber, 

 however, is of Urtle value, escepthig for fuel. 



7633. CLACKMANNANSHIRE. A surface of 30,720 acres, beautifully varied, with few hills, and 

 generally well cultivated. There is a market-garden at Alloa, of about five acres, and some small 



nurseries. 



. Orchards, — There are some near Culross: one called Castle- 

 hill is at least two centuries old. The apple-trees are nearly 

 exhausted with age, but the pear-trees remain in full bcciring"; 

 the Crawford and sugar are the principal early, and the Achans 

 the late sorts. 



Shaw ParA-, — near Kincardine: Earl of Mansfield. The 



grounds contain extensive plantations of oak-trees, and arc 

 capable of being rendered a beautiful and extensive park. 



TiUibcdic — neai Alloa: Sir Ralph Abercrombie. The 

 house and grounds backed by the Oelnl hiUs, one of which is 

 finely planted from the designs of Nasmyth, the landicape- 

 painter. 



7634. KINROSS-SHIRE. A surface of 39,702 acres, considerably varied by hills, vaUeys, streams, and 

 a large lake. 



' Blair Adam,— neax Kinrois : W. Adam, Esq. Remarkable I but now covered with finely sheltered grass fields, and the 

 for the extent of the plantations on a barren-like peat soil, | general climate improved by the drainage and warmth. 



7635. FIFESHIRE. A peninsular surface of 322,500 acres, finely varied by hiUs, valleys, a mountain, 

 some lakes, and bounded on one side by the Forth, the other by the Tay, and the third by the open sea. 

 It is an old county, weU cultivated, and containing some fine country-seats of moderate extent. Though 

 the climate is unfavorable for the larger fruits, yet in no county of Scotland are gardens so general from 

 tlie cottage to the mansion, or so well managed : as a proof, there is scarcely such a thing as a market, 

 garden in the county. 



Kircaldy Xursery, — at Kircaldy ; J~ang, editor of The 

 Planter's Kahndar, and an extensive contractor for planting 

 and managing plantations. There is also a nursery at Cujiar, 

 and at some other towns. 



Market-Gardens — There is one of six acres, surrounded 

 by a high fruit-wr.ll at Kircaldy; one of nearly equal extent 

 at Pathhead, and one or two more at different parts of the 



Orchards — There are none of recent formation, excepting 

 one laid out by Sang in ISll ; but the remains of fruit-trees 

 are still to be seen at the ancient abbey of Lindores. 



X Wemyss CiiSiYe, _ near Kircaldy'; Gen. ^\'em.yss. Long 



7636. PERTHSHIRE. A surface of 4,063,640 acres, much varied by hills and mountains, but contain- 

 ing some fertile valleys called straths and carses. It contains some excellent country-residences. The 

 cream-colored cherry of Ardvorlich, and the black gean of Castle Menzies, are mentioned by Dr. 

 Robertson [Agr. Siirv. of Po-thshire) as being much esteemed. There is a respectable nursery at Perth, 

 one at Dundee, and some lesser ones at Dunkeld, and other places ; there is also a Horticultural Society 

 held at Perth. 



famous for its kitchen-garden, laid out by Nicol, and its 

 pleasure-grounds by A\'hite of Durham. The hpuse is sur- 

 rounded by extensive plantations, and the whole place is kept 

 in the highest degree of order and neatness. 



X Raiih, — near liii-caldy ; Ferguson, Esq. i\Iost excel,^ 



lent kitchen-gai'dens also by Nicol, and finely-planted grounds 

 in high keeping. 



Balcony Castle, — near Markinch : Earl of Levin. -A. qua- 

 drangular structure, on the banks of the Levin, of great anti- 

 quity"; surrounded by linely wooded grounds, containing a 

 good kitchen- garden. 



Perth Nurseries — contain between oO and 60 acres; the 

 principal is by Dickson and Brown ; in whose extensive and 

 nighly respectable establishment some fine varieties of the 

 Scotch rose have been originated from seed. 



Market-Gardens. — Dundee is said to be better supplied with 

 Tegelahles than any other town in Scotland. The quantity of 

 Kround on which thev are grown is estimated at 100 acres ; and 

 James Reid, in ITSOj was the first who excelled in this mode of 

 culture. Th? siiipiiing ensures a brisk demand for common 

 articles. 



Orchards — There are upwards of twenty in the Carse of 

 Gowrie, situated on the flat northern shore of the Tay, 

 chiefly from Kinfauns to the town of Dundee. The oldest are 

 about 100 year*< the soil is a deep mud or clay. They occupy 

 in all nearly 130 acres. There are also a few old orchards 

 along the south base of the Ochil hills. 



Scone Pa/ace, — near Perth; Earl of Mansfield. A noble 

 castellated mansion by Atkinson, in one of the finest situations 

 in Scotland, with a lawn in front of great extent, washed by 

 the Tav, and backed bv rising arounds covered '.vith wood. 



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