64 FLOWERS AND GARDENS OF MADEIRA 



in respect to surface possessed by no other. 

 The grounds are extensive, rich in fruits and in 

 flowers, and surrounded by alleys of vine trellises. 

 These vine corridors, as they are called, are 

 common to all the gardens, and in summer, 

 when the plant is in leaf, must be peculiarly 

 grateful." 



