Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1810 edition. Excerpt: ... many of whom are attracted to this quarterevery summer: and they willforgive also the omission of the English names of the plants, as most of those mentioned are of such rarity, that they have not yet obtained English denominations. A few, however, which have obtained names in our language, are subjoined at the bottom of the page. Occasional remarks are added on the minerals, the soil, the climate, and meteorology of this part of the Highlands: some account is given of the language, the manners, and htjlory of this country, and of the popular superjli tions which still prevail. Linnaan Names. English Names. Hypericum Androsaemum Shrub St John's Wort. Vaccinium Myrtillus Whortle Berry, or Blae- Berry. Vaccinium Oxycoccos Crane Berry. Scirpus Palustris Bull Rush. Nymphaea-Water Lily. Erica-Heath. Trollius Europseus Globe Flower. Osmunda Regalis Royal Flowering Fern. Empetrum Nigrum Crow Berry. Solidago Virgaurea Golden Rod. Circaea Lutetiana Enchanter's Night Shade, OF PICTURESQUE SCENERY, $c. JL HE Trosachs, one of the most remarkable Scenes that occur in Britain; or, in the opinion of many intelligent Travellers, --in all Europe, are most conveniently approached from the East and North of Scotland by the route of Doune and Callander; and from the South and West, by Drymen, Gartmore, and Aberfoyle. L BY DOUNE AND CALLANDER. The village of Doune, distant from Stirling eight miles, is situated on the northern banks of the River Teith, which is here of considerable breadth, and runs, with a rapid current, over a rocky bed. A The The Castle of Doune, formerly a royal residence, now a ruin, exhibits still a striking monument of ancient grandeur. From the road, on the west of the Castle, looking eastward, a fine picture offers...
