THE GARDENS OF ITALY. 
conquered by the Florentines, but by a treaty of 
1442 was restored to Lucca. The little township 
the Florentines in the winter of 1430 is famous, has had its tale of citizens, distinguished in Italy— 
and minutely described by Rinaldo degli Albizzi, writers, doctors, and philosophers. The villa has 
who records how well the valorous little city always belonged to the Garzoni, but they are now 
continued to hold its own. In 1437 it was represented by two daughters, the last of the line. 
Collodi was the property of the See of 
Lucca in the Middle Ages. Its long siege by 
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