Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-05-10


- nA % feet beneath me- laden with tour
1 w lists of all nationalitties. plying her
y way back to Naples. OF
| Il Az peace once more descends upon
the island. And surely nowhere can
earth present a fairer scene Far away the
western horizon, the dim outlines OF the Ponza
Islands are visible Ischia floating in the golden
haze OF the dying day seems linked by Procda
and Nisda to the mainland, and the eye travels
slowly eastward Posilippo and Naples to
where vesuvius, broodlng and silent since the
great catastrophe OF FIVE years ago. keeps watch
over the city It has often threatened with de
struction. Still further east the distant peaks OF
the great Apennne Range appear almost to fringe
the sunt waters OF the Bay of Sorrento. whose
cliffs, dotted with pink and white walled houses,
are dominated by the rugged of SAINT
Angelo and the hills which guard Ravello and
salerno's gulf
Wellngh two thousand years have come and
gone since Augustus Caesar wearied by the
splendors OF imperial Rome. first gazed on the
matchless beauty OF this scene: small wonder
that the magic spell which Capri throughout the
ages has cast upon the stranger within her gates
should lose none of Its potency TIL mems hearts
shall cease to for beauty. Since my garden
first came into being. have often analysed how
mperious is this love OF beauty, for from
purely gardening point OF view. would
select spot exposed to all the winds of heaven
and bereft Of water on q springless island. And
yet Nature supplies the compensation In having
provided such background to the picture that
she must continue to dominate Il. making amends
for the inevitable failures which the gardener
ia forever encountering. And II the growing
period is short in this sun-baked land. yet again
II Is prodigious in result while IL lasts. Gardening
In Italy teaches OF many lessons; namely to
avoid the temptation arising from the desire for
quick enect-that OF planting trees and shrubs
too large In size: the smaller establish
themselves and go ahead In half the time making
compact and sturdy growth. and also avoiding
the necessity for unslghtly stalking. Six years
ago the hill of San Michele was little more than
a barren rock clothed in parts with vineyards and
olives Approaching Capri from Naples, 1t is cas-
lily dscernibe II rises midway between the
precipitous clins at the eastern end and Monte
Soaro, the highest summit OF the Island; this
exposure 10 all points of the compass is being
utilized 10 advantage as the difference between
the north and south aspect amounts to fully
fortnight In the towering
The modest little house--originaly the Colono's
lies at the base of the hill the southern side
The vineyard which surrounded 1t has been
cleared and terrace and parterre substituted:
here In the spring months Darwin and Cottage
tulips lauut their painted faces In the sunshine:
freesia narcissi ixias and sparaxis (for Capri Is
bulbsoil par excellence): roses are rapidly Gov
ering the columns and wreathing the olive trees.
all grated on the Banksan rose. that boon to the
gardener In the south. Beyond the parterre. In
the lower garden long tank. hanked by
Expresses on either side holds the beautiful Mel
umhum-the Lotus OF ola Nils-speciosum ro-
scum rubrum Shiroman and Osiris-a feast for
the eye denied TO the gardens OF the north.
VIII you come with me on a pilgrimage up the
hill through the old lemon garden. where the
trees once perishing from neglect but now well
screened from their cruel enemy, the south wind.
are bearing thousands OF yellow fruit. and the air
Is laden with the scent OF blossomy AS we as
oend each successive terrace holds Its quota OF
bulbs and rls under the silyery sheen OF tho
olive trees. until we reach al length the rose
garden aud hers It IL well TO rest while. The
Southern Sea stretches below ia. With the pic
turasqus ruin OF Castiglione In the middle dis
tnnce Agsnst background OF tall bamboos. at
our feet bloom the for which Capri las
paestum was OF oid} Is famed What would have
been the feelings OF virgil. could he have looked
on the goody array 10 which roserians
eccustossied~Mme A. Chatenay, the Lyon rose.
betty. Marqulsa de Ganay. Nine Leon
Pain in addition to all the older fasorites. such
Ms Anna olivier Mime. Ravary Caroline Testout
TO say nothing OF pillars wreathing themselves
with Sinics Anemone. Tausendschon. Ideal and
the Miyharaianas, From the rose garden the
oircting OF the hill ccmmences broad path
planted either side with towering shrubs
wigeias lilac. syrnga. deutzias. pomegranates
and guelder roses--leads to the vine-clad per
COLA and az leave II. at the farther end, the
Incompatible Bay OF Naples sTeets the eye. All
available ground on the hillside IL being utilized
for shrubs and plants. with wind breaks OF Gu
pressus macrocarpa and pinns halepenss which
grow at surprising rate IN this sandy coil. Here
are 10 be found the lowering crabs. thorrs and
almonds. while Japanese NAPLES and Rosa
eosa give feast OF color In the foreground, In
terspersed with teHdcrer shrubs. such Fabiana