. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. FAVORITES NOW AT CHRISTMAS. Held Sacred in Ancient Times. r;\ ci\ line kimw-. 111' iiiiirsc, tlillt holly :iihl mist Ic'tiM' .-lie 1 c'L;;ii<lr(l as the spe- cial I'liililciiis 111' ( tlir Missiiiiii Car-li'ii I'.iilirt ill i:i\is till' JH-t a\ailal»lf ,Mi-\\ii In that .|iii'>ti(iii aihl -^iiiiiilirs ntliiT lilt I'lcst iiiL; ill I'di idii ahout tli('--c l'a\iiii1i' (ji'i-orat i \ I' mat I'l Is. M(ill\ .ami iiiistlctuc. tiio iiullctiii, arc iiiMjiai alily associated with the (,'iiiist season, not only on ;ii'
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. FAVORITES NOW AT CHRISTMAS. Held Sacred in Ancient Times. r;\ ci\ line kimw-. 111' iiiiirsc, tlillt holly :iihl mist Ic'tiM' .-lie 1 c'L;;ii<lr(l as the spe- cial I'liililciiis 111' ( tlir Missiiiiii Car-li'ii I'.iilirt ill i:i\is till' JH-t a\ailal»lf ,Mi-\\ii In that .|iii'>ti(iii aihl -^iiiiiilirs ntliiT lilt I'lcst iiiL; ill I'di idii ahout tli('--c l'a\iiii1i' (ji'i-orat i \ I' mat I'l Is. M(ill\ .ami iiiistlctuc. tiio iiullctiii, arc iiiMjiai alily associated with the (,'iiiist season, not only on ;ii'coiint ol' liicir beauty and iMTsi>t m. e during' the wintei' nmntlis, Imt lieraiise ffoin cailiest. linns thc^e two plants , liy tradition, iiccn linked with the iilc (d' I'hrist. 'i'he must plausiliK- mij^in for the edmmiin name of holly is it is ,a coriiiptiim ol' iioly, ,and tin' (iciinaii name ot' ' ? ('hiist thorn "" pcrpcl nates the le;;eml that lr;i\es of this tice were ii'-i'd to t'loni the ''I'lown of ; Supposed Efficacy of Mistletoe. The mi^th'tiie, amnn;,' in.'Miy other woMils. ha> Irnpo'iitiy lircn let'i'i'ied to as tlh' niie I'riim whieh tin' i-i(i>s \vas maiU'. i'i'e\ioiis tn tin- r i inilixion- so runs tlie IcLrend it was a splendid I'or- est ti'ec, its disgraceful use : it to assume it-- jirescnt iiunildr ji;i i.'i-it n' haldt. ; 1m fure the ('hii-tian fi:i, how e\er, hully and mistletiie wnc sinuded out .'IS |ilantsol siL,niilii-anri'. The Uruids styled the mistletoe aa "all lieai,'' ;i-^ it w;is consideri'd an antidote t'oi' all di-e.'isc, and i'\ on tn the day in snme hica'ities the \irtni'^ of its wdod art' hiL;lil> ri'L;;i rdcd. In Sweden :i liiiL;"'!' tint: id' mistletoe is snjipii--rd t ]i!( \(nt sickness, .and in l''r;iiice .amulets of thi- were miudi wnrn. < ul[icp- per speaks ol' mistletoe ;is '' ^ooll lOr the Ljrict' ol' the sinew, itch .-ind tootha
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