A Typical Garden of the Peloponnesus 
paid in company with the then Princess of 
Wales, now England’s Queen, and other 
members of royalty. 
T o the east of the villa, as the only avail¬ 
able spot, is a small but well arranged garden 
surrounding an open court, the entrance of 
which is shaded by a huge fir tree, and the 
exit guarded by a towering ash, while numer¬ 
ous smaller trees cluster around the border all 
reared with a view of affording a cool retreat 
from the searching rays of the relentless 
tall trees giving it the appearance of a wood¬ 
land park. 1 he southern boundary is a 
dense hedge overtopped at intervals by great 
clusters of marguerites, while the cliff boun¬ 
dary is a low stone wall hidden in a mass of 
ivy. 1 hese hedge walls on the sea side serve 
the double purpose of protection to the hill¬ 
side, and to those who might wander too near 
the precipice; at the same time they add 
greatly to the apparent dimensions of the 
gardens, giving the impression of ample 
VILLA GUTLAND 
Greek sun. Small, shady avenues radiate 
from the court and lead among beds of 
geraniums, pansies, lilies and what not, their 
box-borders fresh from the closely cropped 
hedge of the fragrant levantino. A large, 
throne-like chair evenly and completely cov¬ 
ered by the bosso, at the south edge of the 
court, and a splendid date palm standing, with 
its octopus-like arms, at the northeast corner 
of the garden, are conspicuous points of 
interest to all visitors. The general effect 
is natural rather than artificial, the numerous 
size to a plot which otherwise might be too 
cramped for symmetry. 
Jutting out still nearer the precipitous 
slope of the hillside and directly east of the 
Villa Giitland, is the Villa Hamburger, and 
southeast of it the Villa Riedl. One usually 
reaches these villas by returning to the large 
open court at the entrance and following 
one of the numerous avenues which open upon 
it. The villas, however, are also joined by 
numerous terraced paths, which skirt the 
hillside, lined with rows of tall shade trees 
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