WEST-HIGHLAND CATTLE. 
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The Price of a Flower, 
M. Dutens, a traveller in 
Holland, (we cannot ascer¬ 
tain the year,) says: “ I 
was witness to a circum¬ 
stance I could not other¬ 
wise have believed, re¬ 
specting the price of flow¬ 
ers in Holland. I saw 475 
guineas offered and refused 
for a hyacinth. It was,' to 
be sure, the most charming 
flower that ever was seen. 
It belonged to a florist^ 
at Hague, and another 
Fig. 5. florist offered this price 
questionably one of the most profitable ■ for it. The reason which the owner gave me 
breeds of cattle known; for they are so hardy j for refusing the offer, was, that his hyacinth 
that they can be reared where others could | was known to all the amateurs in Europe, 
scarcely exist. j and that he sold the bulbs every year, for 
Attempts have been made to improve the Ky- more than the interest of five hundred gui- 
loes, simply by selections from themselves, of, neas.” 
WEST-HIGHLAND CATTLE. 
The West-Highland or Kyloe breed of cattle, 
been known to exist in the Hebrides, and 
lands of Scotland, from time immemorial, 
is undoubtedly one of the most ancient of 
t Britain. They are of medium size and 
Fjg. 4. 
tolerably fine in their points; but their great su¬ 
periority consists in laying on an uncommon 
quantity of meat, in proportion to their size, all 
along the crop, back, and loins. This meat is 
of a superior quality; hence their great value 
to the butcher and consumer. They are un- 
the best for breeding, and by keeping them 
down to a medium size. All other methods 
would have resulted in disappointment; for if 
they were refined too much, they would be too 
delicate for their rough, exposed climate; and 
if made larger, they could not thrive on the 
poor, short pastures of the 
Hebrides and Highlands. 
Their hair grows very long 
during the winter, and 
proves an excellent pro¬ 
tection for them in their 
exposed situation. The col¬ 
ors of this breed are gen¬ 
erally pure black, red, or 
dun; a singularity common 
to no other breed of which 
we are cognisant. The 
Kyloes are usually bought 
up in large droves, at two 
or three years old, and 
driven into the south of 
Scotland and England; and 
there fed a year or two be¬ 
fore going to the butcher. Their meat bears 
the highest price in the London market. It 
would be an excellent breed to introduce on 
the hill and mountain pastures of our north¬ 
ern states. The annexed cuts are kindly 
loaned us from Mr. Saxton’s forthcoming edition 
ofYouatt & Martin’s his 
tory of British cattle. 
