New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-21
wREATHS AND TREES FOR CHRISTMAS.
SOURCES OF THE sUPPLY-THE KINDS MOST IN
FAVOR.

FAVOR.
The holiday demand for all sorts of evergreen
trees and shrubs Is very great, but the dealers
have laid in immense supplies, and no one need
fear auy scarcity. Barclay, Nesey and other
streets around Washington Market are oostrnGo f'
with piles OF trees and eNcfgrecns. when might
provoke the impateDce OF passers-by II III were not
that most of them enjoy the suggestions OF CHRIST
mas the glimpse OF green and the FAINT haisainc
smell in mid winter All kiudso buyes seek the mar
ket from the Sunday school superintendent WHO
wants the biggest tree to the poor woman VINO COP
tent with little evergreen cross. Here large truck
load OF trees is unloading, and nttle way from ~
a vender is filling his wagon with trees to sell
yet a supply of trees before Christmas. ana thei
wagons as they leave the wholesale markets nave
"A green bunch like plume on the load OF vegetables.
Christmas trees in large quantity generaiy
come from Greene and Columbia Counties, on the
Hudson. The usual amount has not been sent from
there this year, on CUNT OF the colu "ca'nor
stoDpinp the steamboats, early. good many
trees however, have been shipped on the cars;
MANY carloads also come from near Portland ana
other points IN Maine. large vacant lot AT
Franklin and West-sts is nearly full of trees from
that State The owner of several big piles sald that
the supply near Portland was much reduced ny ,ne
annual cuttings and this year he was COIhpciieu I'D
90 further back in the country where CHRIST
mas trees had never been cut before. The forests
up the Hudson River show some of the effects OF
many years cutting though there is no prospect OF
scarcity in trees some spruce and cedar trees also
come from South Amhoy, Cheesquake Creek. ana
Morgan's Station, i'll New-Jcrsey The trees range
in price from 10 cents to $50. Those from Maine
are brought by few men who control the business.
They also furnish seeding eNcfgItcHs 10 hulS.lIcs
and tIee-dcalers in this city. me lnerSt lir.S
brought are from twenty-five to thirty lGet III
height. These are as long rs can he shipped La an
ordinary freight car. The Maine trees are gcncf-
ally of fine FORM especially the " bllc spruce
which is also OF Il peculiar blue green color
A large trade is carried on III wreaths, crosses.
stars rOping and other devices made OF Inherent
evergreen materials. The running evergreen 10
found wild in the woods OF Massachusetts, Connec-
ticut New-Jersey, and the western part Oh New
York Tie specuator in these districts travels
through the woods and hires people AS ne hhls
them to gather the vine at certain price per
pound Sometimes he gets lost. ami mas 10 hlie
woodsman to guide HIM out OF the forest omen
and children make the material up III me desired
forms Near KeypoIt. n. j.. and III pats Ct rom
syly ania the STANDING" evergreen; o. prince
feather" is cultivated for market the seed ptlhs
sown broadcast in the same way as clover New
Jersey also furnishes laurel in proiuoon, the leaves
of which are of very bright green. HOLY lSa Ia
yorite Christmas green, with Its brilliant red berries
aud glossy dark green foliage II grows freely on
Sandy Hook and III other parts OF New jersey. nut
some of the finest in the market comes from Mary
land Holly is much used for wreahS. cither
senaratelv or combined with spTigS Of hemlock.
white pine evergreen white moss. Tram
moss is gathered from the trees IN Floriaa ana
South Carolina and shipped To tins market lof
holiday decoration. The ordinary wild minor,
telles or everlasting flowers are also uuch used
i'm wrcaths either dyed i'll various c0l0S Oh IN thelr
pristine wilderness, when they have n very sweet
odor The red clusters OF the bttcr-sWeet are used
in small devices as are also various ornamental
grasses and sprgs OF arbOr Vit&. me crow loot'
turkey beard and running evergreen are IN IaN OF
when made into rOpng for icstUOn purposes. Inc
mistleoe is one Of the rarest OF Christmas green's
II grows in Maryland and other southern Staies'
but il is a parasite. growing on trees III s"ainpF
regions and il not easily gathered MlSilciOe
is imported from England. and u BarclaY-st dealer
has several barrels full on exhibition, which came
at the last trip of the steamer Gala. American
writers have made the hghtS0ine Wreaths OF IVY
and holly" familiar to most persons. while readers
of English poetry need no explanation OF the
peculiar virtues of the mistetoe, or the fate OF the
maiden caught under the" mist1etOc bough"