The herald., 1893-09-10

Redlands Leader: When the golden
globes that have cleaned amid the or
ange leaves are becoming less plentiful,
although they may be had in limited
way during the summer time, what are
the fruits that nature will bring mean
while to tempt the epicurean appetites
os our people? Let US see. First we are
In the heydsy of the festal harvest OF
the straw berry, and what tempting
luxury it is. What glory Of satisfaction,
the richly favored berry, large ana
beautiful, brings to the palate, especially
il IL be dressed In sugar and cream-aye,
a dish even to tempt the gods. These
are followed by q profusion OF raspber-
ries and black berries, each with q pecu-
liar charm all its own.
But OF the many delicious fruits that
come with unvsrying recurrence, none
surpass the mellow, Turing and peerless
apricot. which begins to ripen about the
middle OF June. What an enjoyment
this fruit affords. One can feast and
feast and still continue to feast upon 1t
with never ssted appetite and with as
/. little fear of harm as though he had
done no more than breathe In the per-
fume laden air and with equal exhilara-
tion. The apricot 10 one OF those rare
fruits OF which one never tires and
which vanishes sll too soon.
The apricot is scarcely missed, how
ever, until that succulent dainty, the
peach, is at hand, and who does not love
q luscious peach? Then what peaches
we have here, SO large and mellow and
altogether edible, with their rosy color
mellowed by the rich tint of sunlight.
This is In truth choice fruit and one
never seen elsewhere in such profusion
as it attains here.
Then the nectarine, 80 near Of kin to
both the apricot and peach, a sort OF
blood relation, and the blood shows it's
ruddy coloring-did you ever eat your
missed one OF the delights that this land
you desire to do SO again. The necta-
rine combines the qualities OF both the
peach and apricot, and is therefore
doubly luxury.
Then the pear, the plums. the ounces
and other choice varieties, for all things
grow here that add to the list that
tempt one. Perchance it is ripe fig
that you pluck from the parent stem,
pomegranate, or in some hidden spot an
enticipg banana will be found. Or get
out in q vineyard and laden both your
arms and your capacity with juicy
grapes, which exist in wide variety and
in exuberant profusion, endless qusnti-
ties OF them. And what is finer than
theee grapes? Then what suggestions
of rare old wine are awakened as one
looks upon their purple clusters.
And all these are supplemented with
English walnuts, almonds and an end
less variety of luxuries that each tickle
the palate with their richness. These
come in endless sequence, the season OF
one blending with and overlapping the
other, always something new, from the
time we pluck the lemon and the lime,
on through the list we have named, un-
til this twain is with US again. Here
are the fragrant blossoms, there the
ripened fruit, never adearth but rather
u plentitude of all that 10 rare and
choice. Nowhere else lie nature 60 Law
iHh of her gifts. and nowhere is there a
land that entwines stronger ties around
him who has been go richly blessed in
the wisdom manifested in choosing a
home in this realm Of beauty and lux
ury.