about 2 feet of clay sub-soil, and though there is the barrenest sand under the clay, yet 

 the trees look fairly well. 



The State House grounds at Columbus have but little better trees than the Square at 

 Cleveland. What the soil is in Columbus I have not had a chance to examine, but Ohio 

 ( "The land of the beautiful" ) should have trees around the State House worthy of such a 

 productive and magnificent state. They can have them in Columbus if they will. 



Planting trees between the sidewalk and paved streets should be abandoned for two 

 reasons. First, there would be no interfering with telephone, telegraph and electric 

 wires. Second, in planting inside the sidewalk, and forming the tops high, the walks 

 would be completely shaded. 



In order for the people of Cleveland to understand the trouble with their trees, they 

 should study carefully what we have said on " blight." What was said there is here 

 repeated, namely: There is no such thing as blight as a disease, and further, health 

 defies disease. Of course, I do not mean that young trees will defy cattle, or healthy 

 potatoes repel the attacks of bugs, but it is true, according to scientific investigation, 

 that the potato bug always attacks the weak plant. The scientist informs us that if the 

 parent bug were to deposit its eggs on a healthy leaf, when they hatched and they ate 

 through the leaf the flow of sap would be so copious that it would literally drown them. 

 Hence, by natural instinct the mother bug selects the dryer leaf that her young may not 

 be subjected to danger. Carry this thought further. Last year you were alarmed at the 

 inroads of the oyster-shell bark-louse, a tenacious and deadly foe, on your Carolina 

 poplars. Why did they attack the poplars of Cleveland more than any other place? I 

 think, upon investigation, you will find that the weak constitution of the trees invited 

 the attack. Suppose your trees could have made the growth of those of Dr. W. W T . 

 Osgood's, Kent, Ohio (see photo 79), in three years, would not the free flow of sap have 

 drowned the youngsters and thus defeated the assailants ? I did not see the diseased 

 trees, but presume they must have been, like all your others, oi feeble growth. 



In photo 165, you will see a handsome lot of young elms. Pains were taken to sow 

 the seed and raise these plants for the city of Cleveland. Our representative is authorized 

 to present one of these plants to each person purchasing THE TREE DOCTOR (as long as 

 they last), and instructions for cultivation goes with each tree. Remember, these were 

 started the first year in the new century, and we call them "the century elm." (See 

 photo, page 3. ) A test of one thousand elms in your city will prove the truth of the 

 assertions which I have made. You can grow good trees in Cleveland if you make the 

 conditions right. It will take time to prepare for the planting. You should agitate for 

 the calling of public meetings, and adopt every means that will lead to the production of 

 shade trees which you so much need. 



The trees that you now have on your Public Square can amount to but little. The 

 northeast, northwest and southwest corners should be completely covered with fine foli- 

 age. You can get it if you will. If your officials wish to accept the eight elms proposed 

 I will set them either next Arbor Day, or a year from that, and I will keep the plants 

 growing, and they can take time to make ready. An universal movement should be 

 made in our public schools concerning trees as the friends of man and beast. Would 

 like to see Cleveland inaugurate such a laudable work. 



What has been said concerning the state of things in Cleveland will apply substan- 

 tially to any others afflicted in the same manner. It is hoped that Clevelanders will 

 apply the remedy so that we will not be suspected of burlesque when we speak of ' 'The 

 Forest City." 



Read " Inspection of Nurseries," in the back part of this work. 



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