A SPARSELY PLANTED CITY STREET. 



Every city has one or more streets similar to the above where the pres- 

 ence of shade trees would add materially to the appearance of the streets 

 on which they are planted as well as to the attractiveness of the entire city. 

 Usually as no one takes vital interest in planting trees along these streets, 

 the work should be taken up by the city. 



A WELL-PAVED STREET WITH PLANTING STRIPS ON BOTH SIDES BUT WITH 



VERY FEW TREES. 



Cities in the State appropriate millions of dollars for street pavements 

 and with few exceptions nothing for street planting. However, there is 

 nothing that adds so much, at so little expense, as the planting of street 

 trees. 



Photographs by Henry R. Francis. 



PROPER SOIL PREPARATION PRELIMINARY TO PLANTING. 

 In planting trees along city streets where poor soil conditions are found, 

 it is necessary to provide special soil preparation in order to insure success- 

 ful results after planting. A pit like that shown above should be not less 

 than three feet wide, five feet long and two and one-half feet deep. En- 

 riched garden loam should replace the sterile soil in this pit. 



