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THE CERTOSA OF THE VAL d'EMA IS lUvEON i;i) Ul> ALU ToUKISTS IN El.ORENCE, ITALY 



It Stands like a fortress on a hill, an afternoon's drive from the city. Within its garden is 

 this beautiful old well. Around lie the graves of monks. In the gardens were cultivated 

 flowers and herbs', from which the brethren distilled their Chartreuse and sweet perfumes. 

 The monastery is now closed and the monks all gone but one or two who linger on suffrance 

 .and sell the perfumes to Americans. 



