The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-30
Christmas Trees.
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A statistical reporter has been catherine
,u,es to show how many Christmas trso,
n this msrning brighten children. ewes IN
philadelphia hsves. Florists and f,ei,gt
.O,t masters say $1,000 Chri,tnss trees ar.
,,ougtt hare and sold at an average Of At
sa 81, 80, making total of So, 500: half =
nillien yards (2s4 milss) of laurel, runni,s
,ius and other shrubs, ut 6 cents per ward
$4,000; 1000 barrels of mosq at 81 o.
$50 Here is an aggregate Of S54 Gao
slipg no account of the holly, wild aowers
"a other ct. csterGs, which some folks CON.
'5er Indispensable to proper decoration NJ
No Christmas home.
Nine and 8 half men out Of ten are CON.
,,itsd enough to believe that thew can hn,
Cbrj,tmss green's without making .mistsfes
Nav. in Christmas trees there is as much d;c
ssrnce in quality as is silks or s,tins If ono
wants q prime article BALM of Gilead istha
,icbt thing, but IS this has to come eli tbo
"a, v'y from Maine il will require a SIS note ~
, "ci possession. This is for a hous, t,sa
One for church or school will run NIL the
vy to $40. Next in quality are the Norway
.sflces, which the nurserymen find too lsrcs
4 transplant These 90 off for from 81 5O
"a $3.50 Below those sgSin come 10
double or hemlock spruce, which gro bropobt
down frem tao mountains. These com nsto
vim ths lowest. gradO--Jerley pipes and
vlsrs-Which are gathered BY darktys
These two last varieties can DO had for from
Is cents to 81 25, or at your own figures IL
thckr but few hours to Christmas morn
Oflsursl, also, there ara thrss ouslitio,
Onsir carefully grown by florists and nsnin.
Mated into wresths and strings BY oomne.
tent workven, who hAvo lesrned the buh.
ne.s and who cGn put together o string hslF
mile long. The next variety is Com,nopsr
md put together with less pains, no caro- be-.
Ind taken to pull out eli the brown and
dscsyed leaves. The last variety is the rifY,
nff Of the other two put togather heller skel.
t,r and pCddled on the streata. Pricss this
srssoa have ranged from IL to Is conts nor
yard, according to quality. One PhiladelnSis
lor'st hId msn in tho JerEsy swsmrs who
was buaily engaged for months before Christ.
mas in making strings, wrsAths, &c. ThsGe
sre kept on hand on tho spot, and whsn Inc
florist has aa accumulation of orders be
mersly telegraphs "5end half mile and
the green's come to haRd ready for Gsliy-
cry.
Moss is also extensively used for decers-
i've purposes. The best kind, sheet raose.
which is fine ind soft, 10 gathered in jersey,
and brings SIS . barrel, Clump moss. grsSn
snd thick, fttcbes about $3.50 Marvlspd
supplies = good deal Of the oommn1sst-
namely, cray moss, which can be had
from Is cents to 81 barra. Holly isnslb.
cred cx,ltsivsly in Tho jersey wood, BY
The itnsrEat yendere who generally mausga
to got quarter dollar for q gool.s,z9d
bunch,
The custom Of making handsome asral
presents on Chriltmga day ia growing
steadily year by year. l, is a dear tiuo for
flowers, however, To-day qmsll bsskst Of
lilies Of the Wiley csnpos be bought for loss
than S., whilo o larger-sizod one, t,,s.efully
arranged with Marshal Neil and TIA roses
Roman hyaeinths, tuNpl and psyor mar
disls, with nefeNIus and malmSaoa roses
can bs h7d ct the tr'aiug figure of S25.
Probably 500 swast-smolling offerings will %
into sristocr,tic Manaions to-day, aud OF
thisitsm the Tourists will add in the neigh
bOrhood Of $500 to thsir usual wesk's earn,
rgs.