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is much natural beauty here 



/V fir '^i 



which soon captiv- ''*■ - 



ates the visitor. It 



is less protected 



trom the Tra- 



montana than 



Nervi. and a 



Ircsh invigorating 



breeze blows here, 



which is good for 



nervous in\'alids and the 



weak. — Not till the end of March 



does the Gromolo Valley show signs of 



verdure, but close at hand are extensive ever- 



woods and Macchia. The place is steadily 



asing in favour. The beautiful woods of Maritime 



refresh us with their shade and we are pleased by their 

 healthy appearance. Thev are not disfigured 

 by the ravages of caterpillars, as is unfortuii- 

 ateh' often the case on the Riviera di Ponente. 

 In the underwood the Tree Heath predom- 

 inates, growing to a remarkable height 

 and here and there forming stateh' 



green 

 incre- 

 Pincs 



gro\es. It blooms ni the verv 



earh' spring and at that time forms 



the principal adornment of 



the woods. Here, too, there 



are woods composed entireh' 



of pyramidal Cypresses on sexeral 



of the mountain slopes. These have 



