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THE TREE DOCTOR 



our "reservoirs," and the result was the building of an entire new 

 top. How much better to spend a few dollars than to lose a tree 

 that it has taken Nature a hundred and fifty years to build ! You 

 can get an idea of how the "reservoirs" are put in by Photo 100. 

 A piece of sod, say a foot square, is removed ; then a hole is dug, 

 widening as it deepens until there is a cavity about the size of a 

 bushel basket. The hole is filled to within six inches of the top 

 with brickbats or stones. A piece of inch-and-a-quarter gas 

 pipe, six inches long, is held in the middle of the hole while ce- 

 ment is being placed around it and over the stone. (Keep a 

 plug in the upper end of the pipe to exclude dirt). Leave a hole 



Photo 100 

 Placing the Reservoirs. 



