enery--so completely screened from the cutting N.E.
winds of spring.

[Illustration: _Ventnor, from the Sea._]

VENTNOR, FROM THE SEA.--Built on the slopes of the hill, Ventnor
presents from the sea a remarkable and magnificent picture. Each
house being at a different elevation, commands sunshine all the
day. Sheltered from the cold wind, trees and flowers flourish and
retain their beauty during the winter. When the golden gorse and
purple heather are in bloom upon the downs it forms a most attractive
scene. Steamboat trips daily during the summer furnish the visitors
with abundant opportunities of enjoying this vision of beauty. The
Railway Station lies between the hills behind the Church spire.
The Town Station of the Isle of Wight Central Railway lies to the
left beyond the Park.

[Illustration: _Ventnor, looking West._]

VENTNOR, LOOKING WEST.--From this point Ventnor is beautiful both
in summer and in winter. The setting sun on a winter day is a sight
worth travelling far to see, and in summer the white chalk cliffs
of the foreground are clothed with crimson valerian, mingled with
bright green samphire, while the gardens below, with the miniature
lake, are full of colour. These effects, together with the houses
perched on every conceivable vantage point of rock and surrounded
with vegetation of varied hue, make up a picture of entrancing
beauty. There is a good Pier for promenading and fishing as well
as for steamboat excursions.

[Illustration: _Old Oak Tree--The Landslip._]

OLD OAK TREE--THE LANDSLIP.--This is one of the many specimens
of fantastic growth to be found in the Landslip, and is a great
contrast to the tall and stately beech trees that grow in the Cloisters
nearer to the upper cliff. It resembles very much the serpent-tree
which was painted by Turner. This part of the Landslip is full of
great diversities of form and situation, some appearing to grow
direct out of the rocks. The white scented violet grows here in
great profusion in April.

[Illustration: _Blackgang Chine._]

BLACKGANG CHINE.--This view of Blackgang exhibits its wild and
rugged grandeur. The cliffs rise to a height of four hundred feet
above sea level. The surf-line breaking on the red beach far below
on the left, with the broad expanse of sea beyond, is very fine.
The cliffs in the middle distance consist of the sands and clays
of the lower Greensand formation, and are constantly falling and
being eroded by the wa