THE CULTURE AND THE 

 CARE OF PALMS 



Next to thee, O fair gazelle, 



O Beddowee girl, beloved so well; 



Next to the fearless Nedjidee, 



Whose fleetness shall bear me again to thee; 



Next to ye both I love the Palm, 



With his leaves of beauty, his fruit of balm; 



Next to ye both I love the Tree 

 Whose fluttering shadow wraps us three 

 With love, and silence, and mystery! 



BAYARD TAYLOR: The Arab to the Palm. 



