Photo 69. 



obstruction of view won't be long tolerated; the "tree-butcher" will probably be put to 

 work. Then could those trees but speak! How deplorable to have such beauties cut to 

 pieces ! Had those heads been formed where the line indicates, the view, both from 

 within and without, would have been all that could be desired. 



In photo 74 you have glimpses of some very healthy maples in front, of the beautiful 

 M. K. Church in the city of Kent, Ohio. Photo 75 shows you the same after being 

 pruned. There is a row of these clear up the hill, but the tops were so low that they 



interfered with umbrellas and prevented 

 seeing more than half way up or down 

 the hill. Now the view is fine, as you 

 will see by photo 76. Photo 77 presents 

 a most charming sight. It is a row of 

 maples planted some fifty years ago. 

 They are east of the city of Kent. Un- 

 forttmately, as in most all cases, they 

 were not started high enough. The 

 branches drag on buggy tops and other 

 vehicles. Unless great caution be taken 

 the "tree-butcher" will put in some of 

 his destructive work on them. What 

 grandeur there is in perfect trees, and 

 how much they enhance the value of 

 real estate. Take by way of contrast with 

 the foregoing picture, the one numbered 

 78. Here you have little trees, big trees, 

 live trees, dead tree, etc., disproving the 

 assertion that "variety is the spice of 

 life;" at any rate, it is not in this case. 



Photo 70. 



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