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What Tree Surgery Is, 

 and What It Is Not 



Tree Surgery, as perfected by John Davey, is a scientific treat- 

 ment of trees that have become diseased or decayed or injured in 

 any way. It is the knowledge gained by him during years of 

 patient study and experimentation. It does for the trees what 

 dentistry does for the teeth, or what the physician does for aihng 

 humanity. By tlie Davey methods of tree surgery any tree can be 

 cured of its diseases, strengthened in its weak parts, its decay cut 

 away and the cavity filled, and further harm to the tree stayed. 

 Trees do not die if they receive attention in time from the 

 Davey Tree Experts. 



Tree Surgery is not the indiscriminate butchery of the trees. 

 It does not employ the hacking and sawing methods of persons 

 calling themselves tree doctors. It is not simply the filling of 

 hollow trees with cement, regardless of conditions. It is not the 

 scheme adopted by adventurers to extract money from persons 

 who want their trees preserved and who know nothing about the 

 nature or needs of the trees. 



Who the Davey Tree Experts Are 

 and Who They Are Not 



The Davey Tree Experts are a company of practical men trained 



in tree surgery under the personal direction of John Davey, in a 



school established by him for the purpose of perpetuating his 



methods of saving the trees. They operate under his supervision, 



and employ his methods exclusively. They go to the trees and 



examine them and treat each tree according to its own needs. 



They are responsible in every way, and operate upon safe 



and sane principles. 



They are NOT the irresponsible people who are seeking 



to make money by taking advantage of the fact that people 



want their trees preserved. They are NOT the people who 



attempt to imitate others ; they have their original methods. 



They are NOT the fellows who go about the country 



professing to be tree experts, but who really know 



nothing about tree surgery. 



"Our Wounded Friends, the Trees," an illustrated book 

 showing the Davey methods, will be sent free to tree 

 owners in the Mississippi Valley and Eastward. 



THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY, 



iwj^ \\\ 2^"* Plane St., KENT, OHIO 



1 i ^^k m (Operating the Davey School ol Practical Forestry) 



r ijy > » m 'RepresentatWes in all principal cities in the Mississippi Valley 



and Eastlvard. Send all inquiries to the main office 



Mr. Martin L. Davey, 



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New York, July j, igo8. 



The Davey School of Practical Forestry, 



Tarrytown, Westchester Co., New York. 

 Dear Sir: I am much pleased with the work on my 

 trees at Scarsborough. It has been most intelligently 

 and effectively done. I confess that before you 

 undertook the work on my place I had no concep- 

 tion of the attention and care that trees require. 

 I desir.- also to express to you my appreciation 

 of the very efficient workmanship and the 

 courtesy and excellent behavior of your repre- 

 sentatives who carried out the work. I am, 

 with kind regards, yours very truly, 



Easton H. Schwab. 



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