86 THE TREE DOCTOR 



(say about the size of a broom handle,) you are almost sure of 

 success. Photo 73 gives a glimpse of two rows of young "Rock 

 Maples," set six years ago. Not one failed on the whole street. 

 This will become, in time, equally as beautiful as the single row 

 shown in Photo 25. See the heavy-foliage Norway Maple, (be- 

 hind the pole) in Photo 74. This has been planted about forty 

 years, and the diameter of the top is over fifty feet. 



Atiyone who has passed the meridian of life is conscious 

 how rapidly the years go by. There are but few things that are 

 more pleasurable and profitable than the intelligent, judicious 

 planting of trees for posterity ; but when you plant, use the small 

 tree, and the result will be a perfect one. 



Did you ever notice the different forms of Apple trees? The 

 lessons they give are very suggestive and instructive. Take, 

 for example, the old-fashioned, long "Sheep-Nose" apple ; the 

 form of the tree is strikingly like the fruit, viz. : elongated and 

 pointed. As the opposite of that, examine a Rhode Island 



Photo 75 

 Roots of a Rock Maple. 



