CONTENTS 



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I. INTRODUCTION . .*'..". . . . . . . 1 



II. PORTUGUESE GARDENS , . . . . 9 



III. VILLA GARDENS TO THE WEST OF FUNCHAL . . 20 



IV. VILLA GARDENS TO THE EAST OF FUNCHAL . . 39 

 V. VILLA GARDENS TO THE EAST OF FUNCHAL (continued) 54 



VI. THE PALHEIRO . . . . . . . 65 



VII. CAMACHA AND THE MOUNT . . , . . 76 



VIII. A RAMBLE IN THE HIGHER ALTITUDES ... 83 



IX. A RAMBLE ALONG THE COAST . . '. ';/ . 97 



X. CREEPERS . . . 107 



XI. TREES AND SHRUBS . , . . . . 118 



XII. HISTORICAL SKETCH. . . 133 



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