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The flowers and gardens of Madeira (1909)

Du Cane, Florence, Du Cane, Ella · London, A. & C. Black · leaf 113

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eirbest about the second year, produeing innumerablelarge feathery spikes of bloom of a very brightblue. There seem to be different strains of it, asoccasionally it is merely a dingy grey, and I ha^•enever seen it so good a colour in its wild state, norwith such large heads of bloom, so it is to be… … VILLA GARDENS EAST OF FUNCHAL 51 of the hydrangeas. Even the little fountain inthe centre of the garden carries out the scheme ofcolour, as the water reflects the deep blue skyabove, and the fountain itself is made with blue andwhite tiles, and makes one regret the good old dayswhen tiles, with…

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