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The flowers and gardens of Madeira (1909)

Du Cane, Florence, Du Cane, Ella · London, A. & C. Black · leaf 191

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ly, a native of the island, and a long hstof other more or less insignificant wild-flowers, mayall be noticed. But by far the most beautifuland showy is the Echium fastuosum, pride ofMadeira, which is to be seen on the cliffs alongthe New Road, though never with as large andperfect heads of bloom,… … A RAMBLE ALONG THE* COAST 105 nately in many a ravine and wall which wasformerly clad with ferns and plants of a far moreinteresting nature, the rank-growing Eupatoriumadeiiophorum seems to have taken completepossession, and threatens to become a veryserious eyesore and enemy to the natural…

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