60 BOTANY 



The road from Europa leads to a romantic little 

 place, called Glenrocky, near Europa-pass, on which 

 is situated the house now occupied by the chief 

 justice ; a pretty little garden is attached to it, and 

 the ivy and aloe cover most part of the rock surround- 

 ing it. In this neighbourhood, on the other side of 

 the road, grows Narcissus niveus ; and early in au- 

 tumn the Colchicum is also seen here. We now pass 

 large plantations of Agave americana. A few houses 

 are here scattered, and surrounded by small but neat 

 gardens. On the side of the rock, in this locality, 

 grows, in great abundance, Sempervivum arboreum. 

 Keeping the high road, we come to the residence of 

 Mr. Bracebridge, who has several acres of his land 

 cultivated with flowers of the choicest kinds ; and here 

 grows a gigantic fig-tree, which is well worth the 

 stranger's attention. Adjoining this garden is the 

 residence of the captain of the port. The house has 

 been lately rebuilt, but it has no claims to architectu- 

 ral merit. The grounds around it are certainly spa- 

 cious, and planted with some taste, considering the 

 small extent of the rock. On these grounds grow 

 many stately old trees, among which is a beautiful 

 specimen of Magnolia. A variety of plants is found 

 at the back of these premises, such as Linaria lani- 

 gera, Lotus angustifolius, Fumaria capreolata, Pallenis 

 spinosa, &c. Descending the Windmill-road, a 

 long flight of steps leads to the road which communi- 

 cates with the Naval Hospital and South Pavilions. 

 On these steps I gathered Coronopus jdidyma ; and 

 on the side walls were a few elegant specimens 



