The road here passes through firs, umbrella pines, carouba trees, cypresses, evergreen oaks, arbutus trees, and some fine shrubs of phillyrea angustifolia, with here and there just enough olive trees to afford evidence of the comparative mildness of the climate.
"The South of France--East Half"
Charles Bertram Black
A winding stair leads to the top of the walls, which are worth ascending, as well for the idea which you there receive of the vast size of the ruins, as for the lovely views of the Campagna, which are obtained between the bushes of lentiscus and phillyrea with which they are fringed.
"Walks in Rome"
Augustus J.C. Hare