Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-14

u VII festive items of
Nv the season have
z - - become mOmen-
tous undertakings, which involve transac-
tons that in geographical area ard OK
tent reach from across the seas to the
Maine woods. Mistletoe, which is so
priced by the romantic young people. who
value its significance far more than it's
beauty, is at it's best in England. though
great deal of it comes from Virginia.
The English mistlefoe has n nat. very
green leaf, with large single berries, oval
in shape and peculiarly waxcn in an.
pearance, while the American branch of
the family boasts smaller leaves and
berries i'm clusters of three. 1t is pack
ed when gathered in Europe. in eight
foot long open crates and shipped across
the ocean, with as much care given to its
preservation ms though it were far more
precious than II really is, save in the
opinion of the romantically inclined. The
common mistletoe has been associated
with many supcrstitons from the most
ancient times and has been highly px-
tolled for its medicinal virtues. 1t is,
however, excluded from the pharmnco-
pocas now The origin of the modern
custom connected with mistletoe is not
very clear Like many other customs, its
original significance is only guessed at.
IL hHo"n' perhaps the innocent merri-
mcnt now associated with the plant
would be exchanged for feeling Of stern
dsapproval, and the mistletoe would be
banished from our homes.
NiN''''oe ma! ne maze 10 grow on the
aPPie anu oth"r trees by cutting notch
III 'Hc Dark on me under surface of
W ""c" anu c"reluilN inserting the sccd
t"c''il' iwo precautions are specially
"'''SN"r'' C"c Is 10 pace the sePd III
such pos't'oh UNIT the embryo snail be
direclru toward the trunk of the tree.
ana inc other is to AVOID crushing the
S'% inc apPie Is the tree on Whlch the
hlS'"toe grows most apuhdnntly. The
orchhruS III hcrelorushlro' England. are
Great'F inieSteu win TINS parasite which.
noNcNeI' mas N"'ue Oh tS own Tor II
apP'ars mat upward OF hundred tons
" n,'s'Ictoc are hhhualiE forwarded 10
LONDON ana other large towns from that
count! "'onc lor CHRISTMAS decorations
nc noli!' win ltS bright berries ana
glossy leaves Is one or the most decora-
1--WE greens USED at the CHRISTMAS sea
son uhu Is adapted especially well To
wreath form, the color lasting longer and
inc 2eherai shape beihg more satisfactory
IMAM when made OF the evergreen.
strange as 1t may seem, hundreds of holly
Wreaths are sent out TO the cemeteries,
,,'e'r green anu req brightness sighliylng
'he loving remembrance Tor dehr ones
p"Sseu AWAY YET SOMEHOW niue neon
sruous even from Il sentimental stand
point' one Is so apt TO associate molly
WIN cracking WOOD nres, rolicklng Jolli-
ty, good eating and drinking and other
ilateriai enjoyment that III memoriam II
seems trlle out OF plhce, yet IN the
Poeil Vi t""t name winch ieiinySon mas
,.iaue 'ni,iIor'a' we read =" ith tr'lHpllhH
nnEe's uiu We weave 'uc noi'y rounu lhe
II. '9'"'"S he'i '"' 30 'ii"' 'he non! mas
"clore us Pfrscnt vogue Ill cemeteries
ue'i' "9Soc"'trn Win the iHeiilor! ol 'nose
no iohstF WIN US
ho'nnica'ly speaking the molly Is se-
nus Oh trees anu Shrups OF the hatural or
ucI Aqu' io,idccac' cnlc"y natives OF
temperate ciihates' Win eVerGrech'
,c"ther9' SHINING ana scherhiiy SplhouS
'c"NcS' NJ coinlhoh hoIi5' the only Eu-
roPt"n species ana native OF some parts
u. ASIA "lNo Is wen SHOWN ornament
Oh Woous' parks ana shruhp'rlcs III Great
nl''"'h' 'n' s'ih"eSs Vi us nao't peliIS SO
,"l"PIn'"'eu ny 'ne "puiiuahCe OF us
~ "'o'' ar" '",eS as " iil"he II one
VI lh' nios' p'"u''lui eNersreehS' IL Is
iounu as " n"'!'e P'"ht III Hcot'"Hu' AZ
.iouI" nt'aih Is ne"rl! IT'S mort herh nm
It, ~ u''"'ilS E'c".er SIZE ana uispiaVs
sr'n'e' iuA nance III tne hortherh imam
III t"e southern put'S OF itS geographic
IaHsc' oi'en appearing III inc FORMER as
,tet Vi consiuciap,e SIZE. ~ 10 ~ ieet
h'sn' WINE III ''e '"t'er IL Is seherolly
'nr'e pusn'
III '"ple DECORATIONS holiy NJ the Christ-
mas Sr"So" Is useu most ehectiVely' IL
Is ." 'he authority OF leading HORST
'h"' we state 'h"t tne correct arrange
n'''it Vi Nnristiii"s uihher tapie' so tar
us us evergreen appointments are con
cern'd' Is II large wreath OF holly in the
center surrounding DAINTY vase con
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