July scattered flowers lavishly over the meadows and mountain slopes . Golden - rod formed strips of bright orange , splashes of scarlet were added by the fire - weed , fragrant white clover frothed in the fields . There was a scattering of purple betony and pink hollyhocks , while " Tsar's Candles " raised their golden heads on the cliffs at the foot of the mountains . Over the blossoming fields flowed honey - scented air ; a heady fragrance came from the wild almond - trees , and the raspberries ripening in the sun . Bees wriggled into the

delicate flower - cups , bending the stems under the weight...