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THE PLANTING OF THE APPLE TREE.

 Come, let us plant the apple tree.Cleave the tough greensward with the spade;Wide let its hollow bed be made;There gently lay the roots, and thereSift the dark mould with kindly care, And press it o'er them tenderly,As, round the sleeping infant's feetWe softly fold the cradle sheet; So plant we the apple tree.
 What plant we in this apple tree?Buds, which the breath of summer daysShall lengthen into leafy sprays;
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