But in the autumn of the same year, a melancholy change came over this hitherto populous and prosperous little town. It was devastated by a pestilence. The yellow fever, which for the second time had been committing frightful havoc in Santa Cruz, unf...

Shortly after this, we entered upon what the physical geographers call the region of Pine Wood; and then a spot famous for honey more delicious than that of Hymettus; the savine and thyme, gently moved by the exhilarating mountain air, seemed to affo...

We were travelling now over pretty rough ground, immediately along the edge of a deep gorge, displaying in section several cataracts of lava. On a portion of the opposite side was a steep slope of volcanic rubbish, loose, cindery, and one would think...

One of the most remarkable productions of Hierro is the fig-tree. It flourishes best in hollow, secluded places, such as at the bottom of old craters, or in small valleys sheltered from ocean gales. One tree will spread, low down, over ground fifty y...