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way from beneath, finishing the operation from the upper side of the 

 branch. 



The street trees suffer much from many careless and thoughtless 

 pedestrians. Hostlers tie their horses to them, boys whittle the bark 

 and drive nails into their trunks. Some protection is afforded by 

 wrapping a galvanized wire screen of small mesh about the trunk. This 

 screen should be fastened to the tree and not to an independent stake to 

 prevent the wire itself injuring the trunk. Insects and fungi require 

 constant watchfulness. Space will not permit their treatment here. 

 All wounds made by them or from other sources should be carefully 

 scraped and coated with paint or coal tar. 



To overcome the many difficulties and successfully grow fine ave- 

 nues of shade trees requires the combined efforts of individual and 

 community. In many of the eastern cities various organizations have- 

 been formed to encourage the planting and proper care of street trees. 

 Their labors have been abundantly rewarded. The system which has- 

 been in vogue in Washington is often mentioned as being one of the 

 most successful in operation. The whole work is placed in the hands 

 of a commission composed of two public spirited citizens who under- 

 stand the work and act without compensation. The commission em- 

 ploys a superintendent who gives all of his time and attention and has 

 immediate charge of the entire work. The necessary expenses are ap- 

 propriated by the city. The plants are grown in their own nursery, and 

 are thus cared for from beginning to end by some competent labor. 

 Brooklyn has "The Tree Planting and Fountain Society," the object 

 of which is the promotion of planting and protection of trees, the erec- 

 tion of drinking fountains and to otherwise render the city of Brooklyn 

 attractive. It is entirely an organization of private citizens. 



Dr. Herman von Schrenck, Washington University, spoke of park 

 and street trees and the public spirit in favor of such trees, which has 

 been so cultivated in some of the eastern cities that even the small boys 

 consider themselves the special giiardians of the trees. In Brooklyn 

 every man is a special policeman with authority to watch and 



