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iiiucli fficatcr, siiic(3 tlic l']iii(i|)r;iii [)l;int 

 hcloii^s 1() one ^cims, \isi-iiiii, and tlir 

 Aiiiciicaii to aiiotlici', jilim ailrndiiiu. 

 Tlu'i-c ail' aliout, elcvfii .sjictics oL' tlio 

 \i)ii'ii<-aii foiiii, widely h c a t t. e i c d 

 •liroiij^li the Houtli and H0utli\V(>s1, and 

 .x'casioiially ^rowinj^ as I'ar noith as 

 Nl'W .Jeiscy and Oliio. 8('\('ial spfcics 

 liavo IjfC'ii ^'-yjioitiid iroiu Missnmi, al- 

 lliouyli'^i.s rare. 



\\'liil(! (ii'diiiarily iM)iisi<lirc(l a paia 

 -,il(', siii('(( it always i;ruws ii|ioii sniin 

 'rcc, till' inislictdc is not strirtly siicii. 

 Its own leaves are capable of Mianular 

 uriiiji;' fooil, and it is nut entiiely depend 

 ■lit u[ion its liost, as is the ease in a 

 •rue parasite. Tlie <dii(d' eontiihut ion 



• l' the host to its iiriweleonut associat"- 

 -eeins to he watei', witli certain con- 

 :ained salts, and whih' the mistletoe 



loes not- ilirectly kill the tree uiion 

 \hicli it is nrowin<^, it ot'ten dwarfs and 

 listorts the lii-ane,h to \vhi(di it is at 

 ached, and may i'urnish the oppoitu 

 .ity l"or the admission (d' I'lniL;! \\lii(di 

 dtiinatcdy destroy the tite it-(dl'. 



Attaching Itself to a Tree. 



The dist riiiiit ion ol' the mistU'toe is 

 ilniost entiiely hy liirds, the seeds 

 ■ither lieiiii; swallowed wlioli', or, lii' 

 aiis(! of their st i<d<iiiess, a<lherinj^ to the 

 iieak or I'ei't, to become disloii;^ed later 

 in some l'a\or;ilde tree. Tradition lini- 

 ted this ijisscniinat ion of the jjlant to 

 I sini^le liiiij, the "'mistletoe thrush'' 

 'F ■' m i-^'-el hi rd ,' ' \\lii(di was the nies 



-e||!_irl of the u;oi|s. lience the OCCUI 



eni-e of mistletoe, pa it ii-iil;i ily mi the 

 i;ili, w;is lii'Ici to be dee])ly si ^n i lica ii' . 

 W;iny other trees ;irt' infe-teil 1p\ this 

 •arasite, lio\\e\er; in the southwest the 

 li;i(diberrs', elm, mes(juite and osaj^e 



■ ran^^e are the most common hosts. 



After the see(|s are de|io>it((| on the 

 ■oanidi n\' :i tree, they ii-u.-illy be^in to 

 ^erininati' a-- soon as moisture and tem 

 .■eratiire conditions .'ire f;i\ioalile. 

 'A hen the ro(d lii\e poilioii . .imes in con 

 ■.■ict with the branch, it ilatteii~ mit, 

 ■oriiiinj^ a sio I\er like di^K. Mepi'ndin^ 

 ipon circumstances, there may oi tniiy 

 lot be produced fioin this <tisk duriiiL; 

 'he lirst ye.ar a jnoci'ss whi(di penetr;it<-- 

 he bark ot' the host .-is t;ir as the wood. 

 I>uriiicf the second year a sin^de pair ol' 

 ''■a\ es may be t'ormed, ;iiid 1 he ' ' root.'^, ' ' 

 ■>• ineclianical force .nid the secretion 

 d' a diji'estix'e feinu'nt, continue tci ram- 



ly the tissues ol the tree ilpoil w|ji<'li 

 'he p;ir;isite is establishe.l. 



The m;itun' plants are bii-^liy in aj* 



• earance ;ind may re.'tch a height of 

 luce or four feet. 'I'he llowers are pro- 

 liic(>(| in late summer or early f.-ill. so 



■|i;it the lieiries ,'l re well de\ehi[iei| i ;irl_\ 



n December. Plants ui' the Iv.iroi.eai; 



"i-tlefoe lia\e been ffilind which w ( I e 

 -tiniated til be pi \e;irs ot' .'lee, lillt 



■ si'ems piob.'tlde th;it the American 

 :Miety does not normally attain nn a^c 

 f mole th;in half this number of years 



WHERE EXTREMES MEET. 



Here we li;ive a picture showing an- 

 ient and moilern transportation. The 

 ■hotofrr.'iph was made at the establish- 

 iK'iit of E. A. TJeaven, Everrjroen, Ala.. 

 vim is seen seatei] at tlio wheel in tin 

 oiirincr (.;ir. Note the load of holly is 

 irawn by a team consistini:^ of a donkey 

 nd an ox. 



The Extremes ol Tran.sportation Methods Employed in Holly Tr.ide. 



lias two olijeelises. I'iist, he is after deer were more plentiful than i^reei. .■ 



lpoui|Uet ^reeii and, ^ei-ond, after deer the \\'iscoiisin woods this season, ;:'. 



-but perhaps it should be stated the hast the hunters I'oun I the lycopodinm 



other w;iy around, for \\r ha\e a photo- hard to hit with any shot that resen 



Hr.'ipli of the .hM'i- ;ini| none of the boll- bled the sm.'ill cli;iiiL;e wdiich onee d:d 



iiiiet ■'leeii. It even is luiiioied that eire(;ti\(' work. 



sjiij^f ij 1' ij 5iy uwjwi^^iMW}^. 



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I SPHAGNUM IS SOARING 



LYCOPODIUM DEAR. 



\\'lien ' '. (\ Pollwctrtli in.akes liis an- 

 iu;il trip in tlie Wisconsin woods ho 



EAST AND WEST BOTH SHORT. 

 Weatlier, Not War, This Time. 



I Ml ! ;ur'i|M';in b;it t lelields they ale us 

 Ml,; -pliai;niim moss for lirst ai<l dress- 

 M'.^- Iiir L;un'-hot wounds, but this h;is 

 Miitliin^ to do with till' juinji in the piice 

 of spli;ii;iiiiin to those in this country 

 who h>e it :i- lir^t aid in making I'lineral 

 di-i^n-. 



■file s|,.lde|l T i_;llt elil nj- o l' llie ni;ilket 



fur ^ph.-inniim ni"~- is due to the \o- 

 xemljii i-old siKip. l! has taken two or 

 tliiee weiK.-, fur the wurd to work its 

 w a \ ihroie^h tin ti'i'de, Imt jobbeis in 

 -pleiui. 'Ill pi;ict ii-.'i Ily ;ill a^iee th;it thi- 



,- til be .1 -e:!~llll ot >lloil Sllpplv. Ill- 



,leed, -lene iil til"-, who tool; ad\ance 

 orders :it ratio i lev. priee~ are haxiiiL;' 

 tlhi- ipwii trouble-, ti. iiblain the >;tock 

 at ,1 i.i i -e ♦ ii:i ' w d I jieiiii it t Item to lii-i a I 

 e\ en. 



At the Western Source. 



I il\ I 'ill III . Wis., i- tie- We-l ern ceiltei 



,,i ;lo- ~ii|iplv' id' -pha^iium mo.--s. The 

 .■i\ei,-iee shipment- I'lonithat loeality are 

 .il.oiit li;t\ .-iiileioU per yeai. It is iin- 

 i,,,~-,iM.- I.I .ibt;iiii .'inaiate iat'o . mat ion 

 .i> to ho\s ni.iii\ '-ais li.'i-.' :,^on<; out this 

 -,-.-i~.,i;. i. ,t rlie '-e.'.-oii i~ piaclically o\'ei 

 in. I 'h.' .|:,:inli1' shipped is deci'ledly 

 ;, ss ika'i ..-n.iL In tin- bc^inniiiL,' 

 ,ve;it!i." ..liiiiieii- \\.'i.' iinl'a\'oral)le, 

 tjici,. !,. 111.1 le.i lull. 1. '.v.itei. 'i'hen, 

 ,\ In II the Mii-on o|ien.-.i, hi Ip w.as scirce 

 .md w;i^e- much hi'^lar than heretol'ore. 

 The season close. 1 much earlier than 

 i->i;il this \e;ir bei-ausc of the snow .and 

 |';ii<t that title. I the ni.'H^hes at the tini." 

 ,,]• tin' n;i' ion \\ i.ie .old wa\.' in .\o- 

 ■.ember. 



I'lveii bi f.)re the •-hort supplv became 

 aiijiarent tin- <'ity I'oint shippers wi-re 

 askin:^ liii^'her jirices than usual for 

 siiha^nuni, biisinu' their reipiiremeiit ,s, 

 lirst,""on the cost of labor and, <econ,lly. 



.Ill the ro-,1 of liiirl;ii., whodi wen! ..[■ 

 mi them from .about '•'• cents to about •'. 

 .entv per \ar.l, I'orty two inches 'in 

 width. 



A ('ity I'oint slii[i[)er, who estiinatis 

 the In. .-li output at L'i),ou(i hales, s;iys le- 



uill lliil he Sllljlll-.d t.i see IIIOSS ^l pe; 



bale in .-.-ir lots t'. o. b. shippiiii^' station 

 by \I;iy I. 1I»I7, w hi.di woiihl b.' nearly 



' \\ i. e the li<U.'l I prii-l.'. 



At the Eastern Source. 



'I In eastern cent.r tor the supply oi 

 -plia:.;niim is the r>aiiiej;at district ii. 

 \ew .leisev. l-'roni one shippinjf jmint 

 ihat usually pro. luces about 4,'hiii bales 



much l.'irni r than the Wisi'onsin hale 

 the shiplie 111- thi- \ear ha\ e be.n about 

 l!0|lli;il, hut the price has been hii,die' 



beraiise ol' ?h. ini-rease.l ccist of labe 

 .iihi biiidaj'. 



The sph;i L.;ii 11 in ino-< business alwa\- 

 has been a Inaml to mouth .afTair. Whe; 

 the se;ison eii.ls because of the arrUal (>; 

 winter there is iiothini^ much doiii;,' until 

 s|)rinu, no sto.d< of consequence bein;.' 

 carrie.l by those who gather, bale ;in.! 

 -hip. I)am|) moss cannot be store. 1 in 

 bales, b.-i-aiKe it ijuickly heats ami rot'^ 

 the biiil;ip. It" it is store. I in bulk, ir 

 _;;itl;ers moisture, becomes .lifliciilt t'. 

 hale and rot- mjt the biirl;ip .biriii:; a 

 '•■w .|,-i\s' |MUiney ill a ireiirht '■:i\. 

 < '.iii-.-ipientlv the tra.|e nnw has in lian^i 

 n.'.arly all tin- s[i!iairii u m it will ^'ot thi 

 -1 .•ison, unl."<s tin sh.irtai,'.. riuii . on-e 

 ijuent hii,di jirices produce shipnients 

 from somi> unexpected soun-e. 



Grand Island, Neb. — t:. M. ?^a^e Pa%s 

 that the chrys.ant hemum season was one 

 of the bi-st e\er experienced at the Wil- 

 liams establishment, all stock ha\ inp 

 been cleane.l up. Carnations are a lit- 

 tle late ill this section of the country, 

 due to the lon^r continued ilry weathc.'' 

 I:i^t siimtner. 



