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Almost every flower grown in the tropical or temperate 

 zone may be found here, while' the numerous ever- 

 greens, stretching up thirty to fifty feet high, remind 

 him of other lands. Groves of eucalyptus trees flourish 

 here as in their native soil, and form a feature of the 

 place. Such is the spot which few who visit it can 

 leave without regret, or without recalling the poet's ideal 

 of perfect bliss — 



"Ina blue summer ocean far off and alone, 

 Where a leaf never dies in the still blooming bowers, 

 And the bee banquets on through a whole year of flowers ; 

 Where the sun loves to pause 



With so fond a delay, 

 That the night only draws ' 

 A thin veil o'er the day ; 

 Where simply to feel that we breathe, that we live, 

 Is worth the best joys that life elsewhere can give." 



At this point, the traveler usually takes the steamer 

 to proceed to Hawaii, but before passing on in our de- 

 scription to that island, we will give brief sketches of 

 the smaller islands near Maui. 



KAHOOLAWE. 

 This island is twenty-four miles "W. S. W. from 

 Lahaina, twelve miles from East Maui, and contains 

 25,600 acres, of which 3,000 are table land. It has for 

 many years past been leased as a sheep pasture. Natives 

 occasionally go over to fish, and sometimes in the rainy 

 season to plant melons and sweet potatoes, but there are 

 only two or three permanent residents on it. 



LANAI, 



The sixth island of the group in size, is 21 miles long, 

 8 miles broad, and has a territory of a little more than 

 100,000 acres. It derives its native name from its re- 



