100 



THE TREE DOCTOR 



Photo 86 

 Among the Trees and Vines. 



Any dead crop, plant or tree that has been killed with too 

 much water, want of water, frost or any cause will be "attacked" 

 with millions or, perhaps, countless billions of bacteria called 

 "disease.'' 



A century ago, and previous to that time, England was af- 

 flicted with "rust" in wheat and other grain crops, and also 

 "moulds," "mildew," and such fungoid growths, until they com- 

 menced to underdrain and subsoil her wet-lands. Following 

 her improvements in Agriculture came healthy crops, and the 

 "diseases" just named largely disappeared because no "disease" 

 can get a root-hold on a perfectly healthy leaf or plant. Create 

 depth of soil, feed and keep the root of your plant or tree 

 healthy, and none of the "diseases" will "attack" the visible parts 

 because there is no possible way in which they can grow on 

 healthy foliage. Tops that are "blasted" by chilly winds or 

 "cut" by frosts are things over which we have but little control. 



If a tree or plant is attacked by "leaf-eating" worms or 



