THE TREE DOCTOR 



87 



Greening apple, and the tree from whence it came, and you will 

 learn that the tree is somewhat flat and spreading; in other 

 words, it is about the form of the fruit. 



You are acquainted with the "tap roots" of Hickories, Chest- 

 nuts, Oaks and some other trees ; the long, leading roots that 

 have a tendency to go straight down, corresponding to tops 

 which, when "crowded," will run to great heights. Contrasted 

 with that type, take the roots of the Rock Maple, seen in Photo 

 75; how interesting! This is the base of the charming Maple 

 seen in Photo 14. See how firmly it grasps the soil. Contrasted 

 with the former, see the difference in the root form of Photo 76. 

 This is a Pin Oak. and the division of the roots into many -small 

 ones is in harmony with the. multitude of small branches of the 

 top, and also of the fine-cut leaf. 



Oh, wonderful creation ! But, oh, pitiable man ! so unwise, 

 so blind to his own interests as to learn so few of the infinite 



Photo 76 

 Roots of a Pin Oak. 



