. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1080 The American Florist. Dec. II, DFtE:E:Fi.'S. I. Each. Doi. 100. A n In. .65 Florist Specialties, B 12J/4 " .75 KEYSTONE CEUAK C i3'/i " -85 9 35 75-oo PLANT TUBS, D '4!4 90,00 E isji " ??25 "3 75 F i6J^ " Three largest sizes have handles. Special PAII- TtTBS. 8 inches. .30 II " .30 2800 Painted Green. HENBT A, DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Christmas Tree Trade In Germany. Consul H. J. Dunlap
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1080 The American Florist. Dec. II, DFtE:E:Fi.'S. I. Each. Doi. 100. A n In. .65 Florist Specialties, B 12J/4 " .75 KEYSTONE CEUAK C i3'/i " -85 9 35 75-oo PLANT TUBS, D '4!4 90,00 E isji " ??25 "3 75 F i6J^ " Three largest sizes have handles. Special PAII- TtTBS. 8 inches. .30 II " .30 2800 Painted Green. HENBT A, DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Christmas Tree Trade In Germany. Consul H. J. Dunlap, writing from Cologne, says that tlie custom of hav- ing an evergreen tree at Christmas is universal in Germany, and the family that does not have a tree of some kind must be very poor. The consul describes the scientific methods used in supplying Christmas trees: "It is safe to say that of the 6,- 000,000 families in the German em- pire 5,500,000 purchase a tree. As a rule these evergreens are spruce, which grow in all sections of the empire. The planting as well as the cutting of trees is all under control of the government oiBcials, and it may be said without fear of contradiction that there is not now an evergreen growing in Germany that was not artificially planted. In the initial stage the young plants are set in rows about four feet apart with the plants one foot apart in the row. As the trees develop, they are gradually thinned. When one foot high many are transplanted into pots and form miniature Christmas trees. The great mass of trees offered for sale are from two to ten feet high, the medium being used most, and cost at retail from 15 cents to $1, the average price being about 35 cents. It is prob- able that nearly if not quite $2,000,- 000 is paid for Christmas trees in Germany, and an equal or greater sum for flitter, candle holders, glass, and other decorations. "But for this Christmas demand for trees the forest plantings would have to be made farther
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