Du Cane, Florence, Du Cane, Ella · London, A. & C. Black · leaf 85
stove-houses, with one po.or Uttle flower-head at the end of a single stem imperfectly cladwith sickly foliage. Poinsettias seem to rejoice inrich soil, and they appear to revel in the liberalfeeding of the adjoining banana plantations, which,no doubt, they deprive of a good deal of noiu-ish-ment;… … CHAPTER IV VILLA GARDENS TO THE EAST OF FUNCHAL On the east side of the town lie many quintas withgood gardens, especially up the very steep Caminhodo Monte, or Mount Road, as it is commonlycalled by the English. The road itself at someseasons of the year is converted into a veritablegarden, as its…
Flowers · Gardens
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