From Newton Stewart we went, by Penningham House and Straiten village, to Kirkmichaef; and next day visited *Blairquhan, the town of Maybole, Crossraguel Abbey, *Culzean Castle, and the town of Girvan. [Editor's Note: Penninghame House was acquired by Oneness University in 2005] On August 19. we saw Killochan, *Clencaird, *Barganny, *Dulquharran, *Kilkerran, and the town of Ayr. From Ayr we went to see Dalblair House, Belle Isle, Roselle, Doonholme, *Cassilis, *Auchincruive, Belmont Cottage, and the cottages of Mr. Paton and Mr. Auld. We visited also the Nurseries of Messrs. Smith and Sons, at Ayr, and at Monkwood; Mr. M'Kenna's Nursery, and Mr. Imrie's Nursery, at Ayr; and Mr. Goldie's Botanic Garden at Colroy; the farms of Shields, Highfield, and Greenfields; the celebrated works at Catrine, and the agricultural improvements on Mr. Buchanan's estate at Woodside. In the neighbourhood of Kilmarnock, we saw *London Castle, Lanfine, *Caprington Castle, *Williamfield, *Rosemount, *Fullarton Place, and a number of other places; the town pardon of Mr. Brown, and the Nurseries of Messrs. Dyke and Gentle, of Mr. Foulds, and of Mr. Samson. Near Irvine, we saw *Eglinton Castle, and on the road thence to Greenock, *Kelburn House, and *Ardgowan. We also glanced at Skelmorlie, Southennan Lodge, Kelly, and Fairly Cottages. We arrived at Greenock on August 29., and saw there Shaw's water-works, and the various contrivances of Mr. Thom for filtering water, and conveying it to the town. Between Greenock and Paisley we saw Finlaystone and *Erskine, and glanced at Barr and Walkingshaw. At Paisley we saw Greenlaw, Reid's Nursery, the town gardens called the United States, Crossflat, Auchintoolie, Kilnside, Gibbs's filtering-apparatus and bleaching-works, Mr. Glen's farm at Hawhead Mains, Mr. Craig's Mill, the town garden of Mr. Torbet, and a variety of other gardens, works, and establishments, which will be noticed in the details of our tour. On September 3, we arrived at Crosslee Cottage, where we remained with our much-esteemed friend, Archibald Woodhouse, Esq., till September 5., and saw Craiglands and *Castle Semple. On the evening of that day, we received the distressing intelligence of the dangerous illness of a parent, and on the following morning we set off for London, where we arrived on September 9., having passed through Glasgow and Edinburgh, without waiting a moment to see either a friend or a garden. Happily we arrived in time to soothe the last days of our much-loved and much-respected mother, who died on October 14., and whose loss those sons only can feel and understand, who, like us, have lived with their mother nearly half a century under the same roof, and who have long before lost their father.
