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tiful flowers of the South of Europe. Here and 

 there large stems of the Tuna * grow against the 

 garden-wal], as if to give a foretaste of their native 

 western chme. The avenues along the sea-bat- 

 teries enliven the scene on this side of the moun- 

 tain, the upper rocky part of which is invested 

 with a scanty verdure, by some shrubs, and the 

 dwarf palm, t On the summit of the mountain 

 lives an African species of ape (Simia Bums, L.), 

 which several of our party thought they had seen. 

 It was probably brought here by the Moors. Pro- 

 ceeding farther up the mountain you reach a steep 

 eminence, from which there is a surprisingly beau- 

 tiful view of the sea, Mount Atlas in the S.W., and 

 the mountains of Granada in the N.E. 



The sight of two quarters of the globe, and the 

 ocean which separates them, affords to the traveller 

 ample matter for reflection. Along the north- 

 east side there is a narrow path by the sea-shore, 

 by which, however, you cannot go quite round the 

 rock, because the most frightful cliffs soon rise per- 

 pendicularly from the sea to such a dizzy height 

 that any path is impracticable. In the most remote 

 accessible part on this side, stands a retired and 

 small country house of the governor's, which is 

 peculiarly inviting by the delightfiil boundless pros- 

 pect over the Mediterranean, and by its seclusion 



* Cactus Tuna, Ficus indica, Opuntia. 



\ Genista linifolia, Spartium junceum, Teucrium valentinum, 

 Phlomis fructicosa, Chamserops humilis. 



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