St. Peter's, the residence of the Rev. A. Carruthers, at the Gothic chapel, Dalbeattie, is a gem of beauty, formed out of an aggregation of granite boulders (large rounded fragments of stone found on the surface of the soil) and an immense mass of that rock. By covering part of the rock with earth, leading a winding walk around and over and through among the boulders, and introducing rare and curious plants and shrubs, especially climbers and trailers, a great interest is created as well by the variety of the near objects, as by the character of the distant views. In some places fruit trees and culinary vegetables are introduced in plots, where the soil is sufficiently deep for their growth; and, after following the mazes of the winding path in its various ascents and descents, we have the agreeable contrast of returning by a straight walk by the side of a neatly clipped hedge, which forms the boundary to a paddock. So highly do we think of Mr. Carruthers's taste in landscape-gardening, that we would strongly recommend the neighbouring proprietors, who may propose executing any thing belonging to that art, to endeavour to obtain his opinion; as we feel confident that he would only recommend what every man of taste must approve. We hope our much esteemed friend (if we may take the liberty of so designating a man after our own heart) will excuse our having made these remarks.
