which early varieties are in use, dividing the labours of seed-time and harvest, and ripening on late and cold soils. The gardener's flora has also, but on a smaller scale, been cultivated and improved. Our wild-flowers are sometimes attractive, especially when the bees enjoy the full tide of richness and beauty in the clover fields, or on the purpled heaths; and every watered and rocky cleugh has its indigenous and beautiful flowers, and the natural meadows are also beautiful and attractive in season. 29. The Apiary is too little considered; but no farmer or cottager should want bees, especially as a mode of obtaining the purest honey without killing the bees, is known and simple; that is, when the hive is about to cast the first or second time, opening a hole of from four to six inches diameter in the top, and setting on an empty skep above, which will soon be filled, and may be removed, and the place closed up in due time. A bee-master should have bushes in his garden, and flowering herbs. Bees may be overstocked, but in conveying the pollen of plants, they may be useful in promoting the economy of nature. 30. Average prices of grain in the county of Dumfries for the last fifteen years, as fixed by the fiars. Four years of the fifteen no proof of bear, now hardly sown. Beans, nine do. do. Six years no proof of beans and peas. Oatmeal 174 pounds to the stone, from 1821 to 1825, inclusive, ADDENDA-DUMFRIES-SHIRE. In August 1835, a careful survey of the parish of Dumfries was made by the Elders, which established the following facts. INDEX Academy, Dumfries, 23 Agriculture and rural economy, 17, 32, Antiquities, 10, 44, 59, 69, 82, 95, 114, 127, 142, 157, 183, 197, 209, 221, 248, 257, 265, 278, 292, 305, 316, 327, 331, 339, 351, 365, 373, 383, 401, 420, 432, 438, 444, 453, 467, 475, 488, 502, 525, 558 Breweries, see Manufactures. Brown, a clergyman in Wamphray, 141 Bruce, King Robert, 248, 279, 382, 474, 481, 523 Brydekirk village, 526-church, 535 Cairn water, 331, 337, 475 Camps, 44, 71, 96, 127, 142, 266, 327Range castle, 373, 386, 401, 432, 445, 453 Canal, project of, 66-Projected one betwixt Solway and Castle of Lochmaben, 397 Canoes found, 350 Carpet manufactory, 309 Cascades, 68-Greymare's tail, 78, 107, 140, 398 Castles, Castledykes, 10-Castle of the Maxwells, 11-Torthorwald, 29-Tinwald, 44-Cumin's Castle at Dalswinton, 59-Closeburn, 82-Morton, 93, 95-Achincass, 127-Lochwood, 157 Hoddam, 292-ancient one, 383Barntalloch, 420-Wauchope, 420, 523, 525. Castlefairn water, 331 Castlemilk mansion-house 211 Church, 311-Dissenting or meeting- Charteris, Sir Thomas, 43 Charteris, Sir John, 57 Cholera, 6, 169 Church lands, 342 Rr Churches and chapels connected with the establishment, 22, 35, 48, 64, 75, 88, 100, 118, 131, 146, 165, 192, 200, 214, 235, 253, 260, 270, 286, 295, 311, 320, 328, 334, 346, 356, 369, 375, 393, 412, 426, 434, 440, 447, 456, 470, 476, 495, 512, 532, 544, 564 Clapperton, Hugh, 524 Closeburn, parish of, 77 Cluden river, 3, 554-mills, 560 Coal, 206, 219, 277, 298, 315, 371, 417, 486, 501, 520 Coffins, stone, 475 Coins, 12, 71, 158, 210, 249, 264, 279, 292, 350, 386, 404, 420, 490 Corrie, Daniel, Esq. Archdeacon of Calcutta, 58 Comyn, the Red, 5, 60 Corrie river, 537 Cottages, their condition, 551 Cowhill house, 560 Craigdarroch water, 331-mansion-house, 332 Crawick-mill village, 310 Crichton, Dr, of Friarscarse,-large be quest by him, 341 Crichton, Mr Robert, of Elliock, 306 Crosses, stone, 183, 331 Currency, observations on the, 129 Currie, Dr, author of Life of Burns, 365 a drinking, 241-Handfasting, 404 De Moreville, castle erected by him in ral observations, 567-geology, 568manufactures, 569-agriculture, 570police, 577 Dumgree, 133 Duncow, estate of, 57 Dunscore village, 336-parish of, 336 Education, statistics of, 23, 49, 65, 75, 88, 100, 118, 132, 146, 166, 193, 201, 214, 236, 254, 260, 270, 287, 296, 312, 321, 329, 335, 347, 358, 369, 376, 395,413, 426, 435, 440, 448, 457, 471, 481, 496, 515, 533, 545, 565 Embanking, 190, 409 Emigration, 60, 552 Enterkin water, 323 Esk, White and Black rivers, 398, 417, 430, 484 Eskdalemuir pen, 398-parish of, 398 Fead, General, 44 Fisheries, 18-singular mode of catching salmon, 60-remarks on the regulations respecting salmon fisheries, 93-mode of fishing in the Solway, &c. 259, 469, 528, 554, 577 Fleemings, family of, 279 Forts, remains of, 59, 69, 95, 371, 453, 538 Fossil organic remains, 247, 364 Freestone, 3, 54, 86, 162 Friar's Vennel, Dumfries, 11 Friendly Societies, remarks on their advantages, 238, 427 Funeral service, 242, 509, 539 Galt, Rev. Mr, minister of Graitney, 267 Geology and mineralogy, 3, 30, 35, 40, 54, 68, 79, 107, 125, 140, 152, 172, 195, 205, 219, 246, 277, 290, 298, 315. 338, 350, 363, 371, 379, 399, 417, 430, 437, 443, 453, 462, 474, 486, 519, 555 Gibson, Mr John, his donation for a school, 479 Glencaple quay, 352 Graham, Mr James, his bequest for a school, 545 Graitney, parish of, 262 Grave-stones, 210, 257, 266 Gretna village, 269-irregular marriages, 273 Gribton house, 560 Grierson of Lag, family of, 339, 341 -Grierson, Mr, his mortification for schools, 347 Hallguards, seat of ancient castle, 292 Hartstongue, a rare species of plant, 364 Hills. Wardlaw (Guard Hill) - Auch- Hook mansion-house, 184 Horticultural Society, Dumfries and Gal- Hunter, Dr John, St Andrews, 82 Anne, 350-his bequest for schools, 358 562 Infirmary, Dumfries, 25 Iron, 54, 68, 290 Irvine, Mr Charles, surgeon, 558 Irving, Dr David, 419 Jardine, George, Professor of Logic, 316 Johnstone, Dr George Milligan, 112 Johnstones of Tundergarth, fight be- Johnstones of Lochwood and of Annan- Kinnel Water, 152 Kirkconnel, parish of, 314-patronage Kirkmahoe, parish of, 53 Kirkpatricks of Allisland and Friar's Carse, Liddle river, 484 Lime quarry, 79, 87-particular mode of Lochmaben Castle, 383-barony, 387- Lochs. Black and Sand Lochs, 3" Mur- Lochurr river, 330 Lockerbie town, 455-Lammas fair, 458 M'Kinnel, Robert, Esq. of M'Murdoston, Mansfield, Earl of, anecdote of his early Manufactures, of hats and stockings, Markets, cattle, 20-horse, 21-hare- Marl-pits, 209, 247, 430 Maxwell, Captain George, R. N. 419 Maxwellton mansion house, 332 Megget water, 431 Meikle, William Julius, translator of the Mein river, 290 Menteath, Earls of, Closeburn, 82 Miller, Patrick, Esq. of Dalswinton, 58 Mills. Carding, corn, and barley-mills, Obelisks, 96, 502 Orchards, 60, 488 Organic remains, 247, 364 Parr fish, 177, 381 Pasley, Colonel C. 419 Pasley, John, Esq. merchant, 419 Paterson, who planned Darien scheme, 44 Plantations, 43, 55, 84, 110, 144, 160, 202 Plants, 42, 173, 174 Poor, management of the, 24, 26, 36, 50, Population returns, 15, 32, 45, 60, 71, 83, Prince Charles Edward, passage of part of Prognostics of weather. "Carlisle Sky," |