The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-04-12


earth present falrer scene Far away on tho
western horizon the dim outlines Of the ronzn
Islands are visible lschin floating In the golden
haze ~ the dying day seems linked by Procida
and NisIda TO the mainland. and the eye travels
slowly eastward over Pogilippo mud Naplcs To
where Vosuylus broodinr and silent since the
great catastrophe Of 1--WE years ago keeps watch
over the city II has so often threatened with de.
structon. SIN further east the distant peaks Of
tho great Apcnnlnc Range appear almost to fringe
the sunlIt waters OF the Bay of Sorrento whose
cliffs. dotted with pink and white walled houses.
are dominated by the rugged mass OF SAINT
Angelo and the hills which guard Raveo and
Sulcrno's gulf
Wclligh two thousnnd Years have como and
gone since Augustus Cncsnr wcnrIed by tho
splendors Of imperial Rome. nrst gnzed ON tho
matchlesa beauty OF this scene: small wonder
that the magic spell which Capri throughout the
ages has cast upon the stranger within her gatcs
should lose none OF It's potency III mems hearts
shall cease 20 caro- for beauty Since my garden
first came into being. have often analysed how
imperious Ia this love OF beauty for from n
purey gardening point of view no one would
select spot sspoaod all the winds OF heaven
and bercit Of water on springess island And
yet Nature supplies the compensation in having
provided such n background 10 the picture that
she must continue TO dominate II. 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
]
In Italy teaches one OF many lessons: namely 10
nvold the temptation arising from the desire for
quick e1ect-that Of planting trees and shrubs
too large In size: the smaller ones establish
themselves and 20 ahead In half the time making
compact and sturdy growth and also avoiding
the necessity for unslghtly stalking six years
ogo the hill ~ San Michele was little more than
a barren rock clothed in parts with vineyards and
olives Approaching Capri from Naples II is cas-.
lily dlscernibo II rises midway between the
precipitous cliffs at the eastern end and Monte
So'aro the highest summit Of the island this
exposure to all points Of the compass Is being
utilized TO advantage. as the difference between
the north and south aspect amounts to fully a
fortnight In the towering season
The modest little house-orginally the Colonos
lies at the base Of the hill on the southern side
The vineyard which surrounded II has been
cleared and terrace and pnrterre substituted:
here In the spring months Darwin and Cottage
tulips naunt their painted faces In the sunshine;
frcesla, nnrcissi, ixns and sparnxs flor Capri is
bulb'soll par excellencel roses are rapidly GOV.
ering the columns and wreathing the olive trees.
all grafted on the Banksian rose that boon 20 tho
gardener In the south Beyond the parterre. In
the lower garden, n long tank, nanked by
Expresses on either side, holds the beautiful Net
umbium--the Lotus OF Old Nilo-speciosum 70.
scum rnbrum, Shroman and Osirs-a feast for
me eN denied To the gardens OF the north
WIN you come with me on pilgrimage up the
mn through the old lemon garden, where the