Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-17 | Page 13 | Prices of Christmas Greenery Show No Advance over Last Year

Prices of Christmas Greenery Show No Advance Over Last Year Redolent firs clean from many I Isnow's snows snow's spruce a blue mist on its needles balsam trees starchy an and light green needle pines and great plumes of ot evergreen from Utah Washington and Oregon sources holly from Delaware mistletoe from the south central st states tes from I Germany Gennan these Germany these these are some of oC the Christmas greens which fill warehouses warehouses ware ware- houses of commission men and bud out in the stalls of retail city i dealers I The sale of Christmas trees began began be be- gan early this year dealers report j be-j Increasing tendency of oC small town I merchants to decorate stores and i ithe the downtown or or square district i with Christmas trees Is largely re responsible responsible responsible re- re for early sales In other years year the sale of trees and greenery did not begin until just a few days before Christmas There Is little change in Christmas Christ Christ- mas pias greenery prices this year Trees firs Cirs firs are a trifle more costly than be from F 50 spruce may bought cents up up An ordinary foot five-foot tree may be purchased for about 1 Holly as last year Is about 35 cents a wreath mistletoe near 50 cents a pound Evergreen rope very scarce a roll 1011 another scarce commodity commodity com corn dyed brilliant green and red redIs Is being used for home decoration