144 FLOWERS AND GARDENS OF MADEIRA 



mass of rock, that they took back with them to 

 Portugal a bottle of the water as an offering to 

 Prince Henry. 



Rounding a prominent headland which was then 

 clothed with numerous dragon-trees, and remained 

 famous for them for many hundreds of years, 

 though now only one or two of the trees are left, 

 flocks of tern were startled from their resting-place 

 by the strange and unknown noise of oars, and 

 flew all round the boats, even alighting on their 

 occupants. The headland therefore received the 

 name of Capo do Garajao, or Cape of the Tern, 

 though at the present time it is better known to 

 the English under the name of the Brazen Head. 



From this point they saw a fine expanse of 

 country, and at once settled that this would be the 

 best spot on which to build the future city. As 

 the district was remarkable for the thick growth 

 of fennel, which in Portuguese is called funcho, 

 the site of the new town received the name of 

 Funchal. 



Ribeiro des Soccoridos (river of the rescued) was 

 the name given to a place where two of the party 

 lost their footing whilst attempting to cross a river, 

 and would have been swept into the sea if their 

 companions had not come to their rescue. Praya 



