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HORTICULTURE 



April 28, 1917 



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A scientist's answer 



A Letter jrom Dr. H. D. House, New York State Botanist and formerly; Professor 



in the Baltimore Forestry School 



Mr. M. L. D'AVEy, General Manager, 



Davey Tree Expert Company, Kent, 0. 

 Dear Mr. Davey: 



I believe that I owe you many thanks for 

 the opportunity which I have had just re- 

 cently of seeing the Davey organization in 

 convention at Kent. 



I was deeply impressed by the mutual deter- 

 mination of your men to accomplisli perfect 

 work and to place quality above all other 

 considerations. This and the trained abil- 

 ity and cooperation of your men are doing 

 much to restore that confidence in the pro- 

 fession of tree surgery which has been gi'eat- 

 ly injured by poorly trained and unscrupu- 

 lous workers. After an inspection of work 

 accomplished by your men and a study of 

 their methods, I am convinced that their 

 work measures up to the highest degree of 



efficiency which training and experience can 

 produce. I believe that owners of trees 

 may expect service of the most reliable char- 

 acter from your men. 



Very truly yours, 



H. D. HOUSE, 



State Botanist. 



Write for Free Examination of Yonr Trees 



— and booklet, "Wlien Your Trees Need the 

 Tree Surgeon." What is the real condition 

 of your trees? Are insidious diseases and 

 hidden decay slowly undermining their 

 strength? Will the next severe storm claim 

 one or more as its victims? Only the Ex- 

 perienced Tree Surgeon can tell you fully 

 and definitely. Without cost or obligation 

 to you, a Davey Tree Surgeon wiU visit your 

 place and render an honest verdict regard- 

 ing their condition and needs. Write today. 



The Davey Tree Expert Co., Inc* 



1304 Elm Street, Kent, Ohio 



{Optraiing the "Davey Institute of Tree Surgery) 



Branch Offices, with Telephone Connections: 225 Fifth Avenue, New York 

 2017 Land Title Bldg., Philadelphia 450 McCormack Bl6g., Chicago 



Permanent representatives located at Boston, Newport, Lenox, Hartford, Albany, Poiighkeepsie, 

 White Plains, Stamford, Jamaica, L. I., Morristown, N. J., Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore, 

 Washington, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, Milwaukee, 

 Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City. Canadian address: 81 St. Peter Street, Quebec. 



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 



against those falsely representing themstloes. 



