| Show government decides to make war on mistletoe the mistletoe which la is so closely associated soc socia ted with tho the christmas celebration has been found guilty and Is about to be banished from the national forests of the pacific slope the plant thrives wonderfully in that section of the country its leaves or arc e so large and tn in appearance is sometimes commercially cultivated and great quantities shipped to the eastern states tor for yuletide Yule tlde decoration but as aa la Is gelie generally rally known the plant locates on oak and other trees and in the northwest it soon strangles its host government forest rangers have started upon a crusade which will the plant by tearing out dense areas of the tha trailers six or seven years ot at work will be required to accomplish the purpose the mistletoe growths are arc viewed iwato interest by tourists and purely out of sentimental regard a small amount of mistletoe will be allowed to remain for the benefit of the visiting sightseers |
