ARE you neglecting your trees ? 

 Do you know positi'Vely that 

 they are strong and healthy— are 

 you 4Ure they are free from decay 

 and disease ? 



The owner of the tree shown above assximrti 

 that its condition was perfect, but he intended 

 to find out some day for a certainty. 

 His neglect was fatal- The tree, sound in 

 appearance to the untrained eye. inside was 

 seriously decayed. One day a severe storm 

 blew and the weakened tree gave way — ruined 

 beyond saving! It was a case of "the last 

 straw which broke tlie cancel's back." 

 Take no chances with your trees — have them 

 examined now. 



But be sure to select Tree Surgeons of proved 

 ability — experts who can save your trees with- 

 out guessing or experiment. 



Davey Tree Surgery is S^afe 



Vour trees, nianj" of ihi'in the jirndnit of sev- 

 eral generations, are priceless. Once lost, they 

 cannot be restored in your lifetime, or that of 

 your children. 



To whom shall you entrust them? There can 

 be only one answer, for there is only one safe 

 place to go— to Davey Tree Surgeons. 

 Safe — because Davey Tree Surgery is time- 

 proved; its record of successful performance 

 for thousands of estate owners spans a genera- 

 tion. 



Safe — because the Davey Company is a suc- 

 cessful institution of financial stability and 

 amply able to make good in every detail. 

 Safe — because no Davey Tree Surgeon is al- 

 lowed any responsibility until he has conclu- 

 sively demonstrated his fitness. He must have 

 served his full course of thorough, practical 

 training and scientific study in the Davey 

 Institute of Tree Surgery — a school, the only 

 one of its kind in the world, wliich we conduct 

 for the specific purpose of drilling our nif.-ii irt 

 Davey methods and Diivcv ideals. 



Safe — because Davey Tree Surgery has been 

 endorsed as best by the United States Govern- 

 ment, after exhaustive official investigation. 

 Safe — because Davey Tree Surgery is recom- 

 mended by thousands of prominent men and 

 women whose endorsement you can accept 

 with complete confidence. {Several such en- 

 dorsements appear on the right ) 

 Tree "patching" cannot save your trees. Only 

 scientific, mechanically perfect treatment by 

 men trained through years to the point of fin- 

 ished skill can be permanently successful. And 

 for such treatment by such men there is only 

 '■nc safe place to go — to D:i\c\' Trcr .■^nr^cnis 



Write to-day for Free Examination of 

 your Trees 



— and booklet, '■\\lien Vi<ur Trees Need the 

 Tree Surgeon." What is tiie real condition of 

 your trees? Are insidious diseases and hidden 

 decay slowly vindermining their strength? Will 

 ihe next severe storm claim one or more as its 

 victims? Only the experienced Tree Surgeon 

 can tell you fully and definitolj'. Without cost 

 or obligation to you, a Davey Tree Surgeon 

 will visit your place, and render an honest 

 verdict regarding their condi'.inn an<l iie<'d« 

 Write If.day. 



The Davey Tree Expert Co., Inc. 



1605 Elm St.. Kent, Ohio 



(OperiiliTio the Daveii I iislitute of Tree Surgery, 

 Kent, Ohio ) 



Branch Offices, with Telephone Connections: 



226 Fifth Ave . New York; 2017 Land Title Bldg.. 



Philadelphia: 460 McGormlck Bldg., Chicago 



Pcriiianrnt rffprc^ciitstivrs located at tlnstuii, NewiM^irt. 

 l.enox, H-irtfonl. Alhan\. l''>uuhkcej>vic. While I'Uiii-i. 

 Stamford, Jamai.a, 1-. l..Morrisio«n, N. I.. I'hiladclpliia. 

 Hrirrishiiri:. Hallimore. Wasliin^on. KiifTAlo. I'insbiiriih, 

 Cleveland. Detroit. Cincianati. I.oiusville. Chicaco. Mil- 

 "aukcr, NJimicapoHs, St. I.oiiis. Kaiis.i'> ("itv, t.iiiadi.iit 

 Addrt-ss: Kl St. Peter Str.-ct. (lucltcL 



Five Typical Letters from hundreds, 

 by satisfied Davey clients 



Mr. William Atmy, William Atmy & 

 Co., Boston: 



" The skill of your workmen is remark- 

 able. I am sorry I did not have this 

 work done sooner, as I apparently lost 

 a tree by not ha\*ing an expert examine 

 my trees before." 



Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., owner of the 

 AVic York World and the St. Louis 

 Post-Despatch: 



"Your work on the trees on my place 

 was done in a most thorough and pains- 

 taking manner." 



D. S. Chamberlain, President. Chamber- 

 lain Meiiicine Co., Des ^Moines, Iowa: 

 "I congratidate you on the excellent 

 work you are doing. I have seen much 

 (if this character of work done in some 

 foreign countries, as well as in the 

 United States, but none as perfect, 

 scientific and satisfactory as yours." 

 Dr. G. A. Doen(/e-s, Superintetidetit, The 

 Johns Hopkins IIosp., Baltimore, Md.: 

 "W'e have been very mvich impressed 

 by the work tlonu here by the Davey 

 Tree Company." 



Mr. Robert B. Friend, Second Ward 

 Savings Bank, Milvaukee, Wis.: 

 "I cannot commend too highly the 

 work you have done, both this year 

 and last, on our place at Pine Lake. 

 Your work on the University Club 

 trees here in the city, under my super- 

 vision, was also very good indeed, " 



DAVEY TREE SURGEONS 



FOR SAFE TREE SURGERY 



Every real Davey Tree Surgeon is in the employ of the Davey Tree Expert Company and the public is cautioned 

 ORainst those falsely representing themselves- 



