The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-06
GREENS FOR CHRISTMAS,
Woodland Products for YHlstIde Use In
the New York Market.

New York Tribune; The favorIte
Christmas trees in this market for
many years have been supplied by
Maine. This year. however, the trees
cut In New York state are more In fa-
Vor, as greater care has been used In
their selection, cutting and trimming
The latter trees, having to be trans
ported much less distance than those
from Maine, are cut later and conse-
quently arrive In freEher condition and
do not lose their foliage so quickly The
kind Of tree most In favor for Christ
mas uses Is the balsam llr, The Nor
way spruce, which was formerly pop
ulnr Christmas tree, is now out OK FASH
ion. In obtaining large supplies OF trees
gangs OF expert woOdmen are sent TO
mountain und forest In time to select,
cut down and forward the trees so that
they will begin 10 arrive here In the
first week In December. The business
is hazardous, and largely depends upon
conditions Of the weather, II Is said that
Instances have been known whore the
loss on single car load OF trees was
not less than $500
The materials for making decorative
devices are varied. Holly. which Is re-
CeiVed In cases, comes mainly from
Delaware and the eastern shore OF Viz
glnla, and Is commonly known as Eng
,llsh holly" II Is thickly sprinkled with
bright scarlet berries which form a
pleasing contrast to It's dark-green,
prickly leaves. II Is one OF the most
durable of Christmas decorations, and
Is sold for from 81 to s. case, each
case containing about thirty cubic feet
Sometimes II comes In barrels, and Is
sold for from 81 20 TO {2 n barrel. The
common evergreen or ground pine IL
used in immense quantities for making
the cheaper grades OF wreaths and
"roping" for festoons, II Is indigenous
to many states, but comes mainly from
Vermont and Massachusetts In large
coarse bags, containing about forty
pounds each, and selling for from IS to
IS per 100 pounds, The little feathery
tufts OF pine are bound together by
thousands, principally by women and
children, the larger part sold here be-
Ing made up in New Jersey. The COM
mon pine or evergreen roping Is sold in
lengths OF from 90 to 100 yards each,
and the average price Is about 50 per
100 yards a finer quality OF roplng,
made OF plain laurel or laurel and hem
lock, or laurel and nrbor vitae, Is put up
in coils Of twenty-five yards each and
sold fro from 81 to IS per 100 yards.
Among the manufactured decorative
devices are wreaths, crosses. stars.
hearts, anchors and horse shoes. Some
OF these are made OF ground pine, and
some OF lockwood and moss, relieved
with immortelles. They are put up In
packages OF one dozen each, and sold
for from 81 25 to 81 90 per package. De-
signs made from other material or
combinations OF material are sold for
from 10 cents 10 81 30 dozen, according
to their size and the quality OF the artl-
clcs used for their construction.
Beautiful whlte-berried mistlctoc,
Just received from Normandy. Is shown
in great protusion. This popular Yule-
tide decoration IL found in small guam
titles In several OF the southern states,
hut Il Is much Inferior In quality 10 that
which Is imported Mistlctoc comes in
cases OK various sizes, for which the
average price Is about SIS case. Mr.
Blank showed the reporter Il bunch OF
or houEh fully eight feet In circun-
ference and covered with thousands Of
white. waxlike berries. Its price was
500