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THE TREE DOCTOR 



Sewickley, Pa., there are two kinds (Photo 109) ; the Boston Ivy 

 on the end of the church and lower part of the tower, while the 

 upper part of the tower has the more loose-growing Virginia 

 Creeper, or "American Ivy." More of the Japanese Clematis, 

 (Paniculata) shown in Photo 108 should be planted for trellises, 

 fences, rock-work, etc. This particular specimen was cut off, 

 in spring, down to where Captain Reno is pointing with the um- 

 brella. 



Phto 170 

 Red Clover is Rank. 



In landscaping the first consideration should be the preser- 

 vation of trees, if there are any on the premises. Remember, 

 root protection is what you must insist on. If you have pur- 

 chased a property having large trees and you intend to build on 

 it because the trees are there, don't let a man destroy them be- 

 cause he calls himself a "Landscape architect." Large trees 

 may be either raised or lowered, and done in a way to improve 

 the growth of the tree, though it may be quite an expense to do 

 it. But if you are fifty years old and you have purchased prop- 



