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THE HESPERIDES.

Where the sun goeth down in the West,
Where the spirits of earth find rest—
In the occident-land of the blest,-
There dwell the Hesperides.

They are daughters of Erebus-Night,
In vestments of shadow bedight,

And they know not the day with its light--
Those Sisters Hesperides.

They are guarding the apples of gold—
Earth's gift to fond Hera of old,
And their vigils forever they hold
O'er the fruit-laden trees.

And the spirits of earth and air
Know not that the Sisters are there,
Or the trees with their fruitage so rare
In that occident-land of peace,

For darkness is over them thrown:
Night claimeth the fruit for his own;--
Well he guardeth the Great Unknown,
With his shades, the Hesperides.

O glorious land of the West!—
O land I hold dearest and best,
Elysium is not then possessed

Of fruits so enchanting as these.

Thy groves that are ever in sight
Bear apples of gold not less bright,
And their guardians are angels of light,
Obeying the Day's decrees.

Blest mortals who there do abide!
Of the fruit that no shadows hide
They may eat and be satisfied,

Nor fear the Hesperides.

PREFACE..

These pages set forth my observations of the Citrus Fruit Industry during a resi dence of eleven years in Southern California, and my experience as a practical horticulturist for four years. The principles of propagation and planting I have worked out with my own hands, and know them to be more than abstract theories. In matters pertaining to the gathering, packing and shipping of fruit, I have discussed established methods, advocating the most advanced. I hope this treatise may prove a pleasant reminiscence to those of its readers who are experienced orange growers, and that it may aid the novice who lays hold of the orange tree to avoid the thorns.

Riverside, Ca'.

W. A. S.

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