LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Frontispiece - La Mortola, Mansion and Gardens. 



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1. Plaited Palm-frond - 1 



2. Landscape with Date Palm 3 



3. Genius of Agriculture fertilising a Palm-tree. From 



a drawing by A. C. ----- 5 



4. Sestertius of Vespasian with Palm-tree 9 



5. Mandarin and Chinotto Oranges 10 



6. Sweet Orange, Bitter Orange, and Lemon 14 



7. Citron and Shaddock 18 



8. Leaf of Citrus myrtifolia, natural size 21 



9. Flowers of Olive 22 



1 0. Olive Trees, Cap Martin. Photo by Miss E. Willmott 



to face page 24 



11. Fruits of Olive to face page 28 



12. Ceratonia Siliqua, The Carob - 30 



13. Melianthus major. Photo by Miss E. Willmott 35 



14. Pistacia lentiscus, the Mastic - 36 



15. Schinus molle, the so-called Pepper-tree to face page 38 



16. Pistacia terebinthus, the Terebinth - 42 



17. Celtis australis 43 



18. Leaf of Broussonetia papyrifera. From a photo by 



O. C. and B. C. - 45 



19. Twisted Whip-handle of Celtis-wood - 52 



20. Libythea celtis 54 



21. Ostrya carpinifolia - 55 



22. Cork Oaks, Mandelieu. Photo by Mr. W. D. Duddell 



to face page 60 



23. Satyrus hermione 62 



24. Pine Cones 63 



25. Pinus pinea, the Stone Pine, Bertaud. Photo by 



Mr. W. D. Duddell - to face page 64 



