denying *: ‘the . arrival. of. the
holiday © ‘season once the
poinsettia: ‘plant begins to
make its appearance.

Whether. it ‘appears on the
cover of a greeting card, in
the windows of a local

department store, or in a sea_

of red, pink and white
flowers at a roadside nur-
sery, the poinsettia is a sure
sign that Christmas is just
around the corner.

Although ~ the poinsettia
plant is not indigenous to
Canada, we have come to
associate its brilliant red,
delicate pink and snowy
white bracts with the
Christmas season.
exotic flowering
plant, used to decorate
homes and churches in
Mexico during the Christmas
season, was introduced to
the United States in 1828 by
Dr. Joel Robert Poinsett, at

_ that. time. the U.S. am-

Reaidy or. not; “there's 20"

- are shrubs:that can reach 30 -

...child’s

>

and . sent though: commercial growers
botanists at - Haw:

Central . America, where ‘they, . flowering: yearafter year. ~~
The poinsettia will flourish
feet in height.. Their brilliant
flowers are’ most Profuse in:
mid-December. ° c
The Spanish” name for.”
poinsettias, . Flor dé. da.
Noche-buéna. (flower of the ~~
holy night), derives from :a =:
Mexican legend which holds
that the plant originated in a -
miracle. o
As ‘the. legend ‘has it, a” |
poor peasant child, aspamed “2

‘most parts of the

~

As he knelt at the. altar
with his -humble gift, the

bassador to Mexico. Upon
returning from his term of
service in Mexico, he

brought the plants home to”

his native South Carolina.

Poinsett propogated these.

plants, which he _ called
“Painted Leaves,” in his own

May you and yours be
biessed with the greatest
gifts.the holiday season has
to offer:- Peace, Love and

Joy.

year.

.Sformed the weeds into the -

. Christmas i in. this country as

It has been our pleasure
serving. you this past year
and our hope to serve you

‘ even better in the coming

Weare presently closed for

er_and -J
tears of . reverence tran-

flowering ‘plant that has be- |
come. -as-; -Much--a—part of ---

the evergreen tree.
Today,. poinsettias are still

atdoors ‘during the summer

“Christmas 1982. The year
Commodore brings you the
affordable home-computer.”-

with foliage as the weeks of
sunshine pass. Prior. -to
putting the plant outdoors, it

-- should-be' pruned. io avoid its
je- . becoming:too ‘ ‘legey.”.

he ; - In‘order to have the plant
iant” bloom ‘at _
' - poinsettias

Christmastime,
trequiré equal

amounts of daylight and
- darkness from the first week
‘of October to the second
v week in November.

“The Vic 20 computer sosimple
-enoush to-use that you ‘be
‘writing your first program | ..
after just 15:minutes, yet: the.
Nicis powerful. ‘enough -

imported | from “Mexic

re hci teh oF data, work out. a.

r help-your kids. with

work. Of course t
st: challenging v

the market too! -

dustcover.

the holidays and will re-open

in the spring.

THE

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