The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-18
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WHERE IT GRows-HOw 1T REACHES THE NEW
YORE MARKET-yA VARIETIES USED.
New York TimesI

WHERE IT GROwS-HOw 1T REACHES THE NEW
YORE MARKET VARIETIES USED.
New York Times.I
The business of supplying the market
with Christm9strees and greens is com
paratiyely new enterprise In this country.
Ii is only twenty-nlne years ago th9t Marx
Carr, Jolly voodmaD, dwelling among the
foothills of the Catskills. conceived the
brilliant idea tbat New York wanted Christ
mas trees, and he could make money by FUR
nshing them. Full OF his new venture, be
lost no time in arranging its details, out
proceeded at once TO cut and prepare
lot OF young frs and spruces OF suit
able size and shape, such Is grew about MS
mountain home in great abundance, ana
were Of no possible use for any other pur-
pose. About two weeks before Christmas
he drew two large sled.loads Of these trees
10 the river with bis oxen, and started VIII
them 10 the metropolis. I.ere ne paid bis
silver dglar for 1T. re Jise oil strip OF sidewalk
on the corner OF Greenwich and Vesey
streets, aud at once flung out his mountain
novelties, which found buy ers at good
prices. The proceeds enabled him TO enjoy
conviyia season here. The follows
ing year Mark was here sgaln with more
trees, and from this small beginning The
business has continued TO grow each year
until the market now demands trees by the
hundred thousand, aud Cars old corner
commands rent of 800 for few days each
year. The trees are brought from Maine
ana the Caiskill region by the boat and
carload, besides some from few other To-
ealiies. Churches, sample-rooms, Sunday
schools, butchers shops, parlors, stores,
everything must needs be trimmed Tor the
Il "a rn do
signs are more elaborate than before, calling
for greater profusion and larger supply OF
the forest greens.
A large quantity has already arrived In
the city. Twenty-Five carloads came In
from Maine last week, and the Catskill re.
glou sent large supply before navigation
closed. From Saugerties. Ulster county,
came $4,000 trees, and firm In Shandakep,
in the same county, Is still actively engaged
In preparing and forwarding by rail, by
way OF Kiogston, as many as they can get
down 10 time. Is is safe TO say that 200 600
Christmas-irees will be IN market here this
year, besides many tons OF other Christmas
greens. These trees are offered bv the
wholesale dealer in "bu0ches," neatly tied,
containing from tive to q dozen trees,
and selling for from so cents to 81 each, ac-
cording TO height and quality. Very large
bushy trees will cost % or $40. Most desi-
rable specimens are stocky and symmetri-
cal, aud such are not always easy 20 ind.
Spruce and irs are the only csnifes used
Tor regular Christmas-irees, although pines.
hemlocks, and cedars are largely employed
In foe decoration OF churches. stores, and
shops. "RoDe stuff" for wreaihs, trim
ming, and festoening was formerly pre-
pared from arbor-ciie and other eonifevous
t~igs woven together--a slow and lab0rions
process. But now this pretty spd desirable
trimming 10 made from the LycOpodiusi
desdr0idism, or grc0nd.pine, the running
eedsr, or Lycopodium cosariQnatuss, q spe-
eies Of moss which crews In the form OF .
trailing vine, and IL very easily prepared
Tor market. Most OF this material now
comes from Keyport and Monmooth county,
n. J. BostI loads Of II hzva already arrived.
IL b delivered here ready Tor use, and sold
atswo o. three cents per running yard.