230 TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 



him a Forestry Department. It is no more appropriate to 

 call a man in such a position a forester than an orchardist. 

 A forester grows trees for the products that may be 

 obtained when the tree is cut down, an orchardist grows 

 them for the fruits that may be harvested during life, while 

 the street tree warden cultivates them for the pleasure and 

 comfort they may give by their very existence. He is more 

 nearly comparable to a landscapist than to either of the 

 other two, but it is a little difficult to determine just the 

 name that should be applied. Arboriculturist would be 

 distinctive and, if adopted, would not long seem formid 

 able. Tree Warden would make a perfectly good name. 

 Other tenable names would be Town Tree Expert, Shade 

 Tree Expert, and City or Town Tree Engineer. The 

 name City Forester has been so much used largely because 

 many graduates in forestry have deserted real forestry for 

 this line of work, but have taken the title with them. It 

 is to be hoped and expected that as the country develops, 

 there will be many cities that will obtain forests that will 

 require real forestry work of some one, in which case 

 the continuation of the present practice of using the term 

 "Forester" for street tree workers may prove very con 

 fusing, in not distinguishing real forestry work for a city 

 from purely shade tree work. 



