THE
HOLLY AND THE IVY
The Holly and the Ivy and the
poinsettia have been the foliage of winter that we have come to
identify with Yule. Here in the tropics is a December profusion of
red poinsettia and a paucity of yellow plumeria. The red winter
flowers of Hawaii complement the dark green of the Norfolk pine.
Thus, the Christmas colors are independent of latitude even as they
are dependent on season. But this is foliage evocative of Christmas
past; the upperclass trickle down world of the Christmas Carol, the
mercantile New England world of Hiram Bingham, the Royal Hawaiian
world of Queen Liliuokalani.
a world of uncommon
heritageThere is a new world today, a world that
vaguely perceives a common heritage but relegates it to the barren
wasteland of the deep seabed or condemns it to struggle with the
ethnic strife that overpopulation breeds, or else to migrate over
land and sea; sans income, sans food stamps, sans universal public
health. But here we unveil a new gift - Agriculture based on the
cold from the deep waters of the sea. Here in Hawaii, the cold from
deep ocean water is used to make micro-climates of spring and
summer and fall such that the plants of every season can flourish
organically and fruitfully. Behold the Christmas red of spring
strawberries, the dark velvet green of fall foliage and the red and
green of summer watermelon. This is 'Christmas Present' at our
experimental garden. This will bc 'Christmas Future' when the
coastal desert will bloom throughout the year with vegetables,
herbs and flowers from every clime and every season. Before that
day appears the affluent world in which we live must come with the
gift of a pipe and a pump and a pond for every community with deep
sea access. Won't you join with CHC and make this dream come true?
if still unconvinced go to
the next brochure worth a thousand words or
back to the free sea