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be as reticent as you are), that a gardener who has the 

 will the determination can be a very important 

 item in the community at large. 



From the beginning of the world up to this day, they 

 have acted in the comedy of human life very important 

 parts. First and foremost, I must proceed by grada- 

 tions, and be careful not to say anything that would 

 exalt too much your pride, as gardeners, as well as the 

 rest of mankind, are not exempt of vanity in the occa- 

 sion. I want to convince you, as I am convinced my- 

 self, of the importance of our profession. Who was 

 the first gardener, before our grandmother Eve was 

 born ? Adam, is it not ? Well, who cultivated the 

 first garden ? The Eden garden not the Eden gar- 

 den of New York city, but the true, genuine, " Eden 

 Garden " of old time ! I now forget in what part of 

 the globe it was, exactly ; but I think it was not 

 in our Western hemisphere ; but you know what 

 I mean 



Who planted and cultivated the first apple trees? 

 God ! you will say. I admit that, of course ; but who 

 took care of the orchard ? Always Adam ! And with- 

 out any attendant ; he had no foreman ; he was alone ; 

 he had no boss but God, and God had given him 

 " carte-blanche ; " he could do what he pleased ; besides 

 I understand that God did for him, when needed, what 



