The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-31

Ivy but little. In American decorations
AZ Christmas, since both plants are
exceedingly rare here hut in Engiana
the use Of the Ivy At least ls universal
and the references 70 Il 10 Christmas
song and story alone would all small
volume.
Besides ms claim 10 appropriate
ness for the Christmas season which
Il holds IN common with other ever.
greens. IL has two especially strong
recommendation Of It's own. On ac-
count OF It's habit OF cilnging strongly
10 It's supporting tree OF wall. Il Ii
a popular symbol Of friendship and
fdelity. and as such. an excellent deco
ration for the season OF good win and
universal brotherhood And Il wan
In Roman days sacred 10 BAechnR
who. when a baby, was hidden by his
aunt. ino. among It's leaves. TO save
him from Juno's destructive wrath.
Prynne says;
AZ Christmas men do always Ivy get.
And In each corner Of the house u set.
But why 90 they then use that Baechns
weedH
BECAUSE they mean then Bacehus-Iiks to
feed.
This satirical explanation was but
too true. IN tho earlier daya. when
. Christmas lasted for weeks. and was
: given over 10 a reyeiry almost wholly
q heather In character
d To-day In America, the Christmas
n decorations almost exclusively are Of
3 holly. which, for all It's popularity. 10
y less conaeernted by legend than any
other holiday ereenery To be sura
y we make sparing use Of the miaile'
a toe, which. from the ancient Druidleal
r meaning OF purity given % It's wax
Ia white berries. and from Us use b.
y them IN the marriage rite. has cons
II 20 give charter for kissing as -hFoa'
~, as the wind" And we have added tn
az bitter-swoet, which has no traditions
m signihcaiion whatever, IL not a.
". evergreen. and is 20 be tolerate
be merely for it's beauty's sake. and 70
ay the slight suggestion Il gives of III
or holly berry
Oh Our American holly IL said 70 B
ne less beautiful than the Europea
ne plant, having leaves OF u duller greei
he But, making all allowances for 20
.ly slble disadvantages. II stiii is 3
list markably beautiful tree. And as
Ter symbol Of the immortality which II
he the seasons special mission 10 teac
Il surely has no rival. The leaves :
I'm main ca the branches for three year
rly losing their hold only when they q
ne pushed OF at last BY the growing hui
ven OF spring
'es. Throughout England. 80 little II !
,iy supremacy disputed. that II Is popula
the " known az Christmas, just a. 4
'es. hawthorn Is called "The May
OF It's name has been a matter Of co
red siderable interest Theophrastus Al
~" other Greek authors named tho pla
me Agria: that Is. wild. or Of the Geld
,es- The Romans formed from this q
the word AErifollum and called Il al
ese Aauifollum, from actum. sharp. ~
ste foiIum. a leaf. Banhln and LouFei
lriy FIRST named II LEX. from the rcsem
eck lance OF It's leaves 10 those Of q
and Quercus lick. species Of oak Will
doe was the true Hex Of Virgil Linnae
adopted the name Hex for the gent
the and preserved the name Aquifoliu
the for the most nneiently known species
,eir Our popular name. holly. prooan
tol is corruption Of the word holy,
My Turner In bis herbal calls e holy. n
yer. holy tree, The thorny foliage. a
the the berries like drops Of bright bloc
can could scarcely fail TO remind Chr
tan OF the crown OF thorns. and n
,,,.. together with the universal use OF Z
plant In the churches az Christm
(" easily would account for the name.
linh In Germany Il Is known as chril
ach dorm. The Danish name IL Christol
late ana the Swedish christtorn, II
!. same name. chnst's thorn. IA found
a. some parts Of England. But as
legend connects the holly with q
med crown OF thorns. this name. HnlFers
among the Germanic peoples, mnse
.,n, merely the result Of It's appeafAn'
ana OF It's Christmas popularity.
the before suggested