20 TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 



of their wealth of trees. To the fame of these two capitals 

 shade trees have given generously of their charm. In each 

 of these cities great architects and gifted artists have 

 created buildings of rare splendor and stately grace, such 

 as the White House, the Capitol, the Pan-American 

 Building and the perfect facade of the Treasury Building^ 

 in our own National Capital; and the Louvre, the Elysee 

 Palace and the marvellous creations of Versailles, in Paris 

 and its environs. One lingers in admiration and reverence 

 on these wonders, but the chief charm of both cities is 

 found in the magnificent shade trees which line their 

 streets and beautify their lawns, parks and public grounds. 



Who can picture Sixteenth Street, or Massachusetts 

 Avenue, or any of the streets of Washington deprived of 

 shade tree beauty? How much pride could Americans 

 take in the beautiful park around their Capitol if the 

 grounds lacked the trees which now cover its sweeping 

 slopes? How would Paris look without its Champs 

 Elysees, its Bois de Boulogne or its Champ de Mars? 

 Think of New York covered with brick and stone through- 

 out the area now occupied by Central Park, a Chicago 

 without Lincoln Park, a Boston without its splendid 

 Common, or a San Francisco lacking its Golden Gate 

 Park. Visualize without their trees, the city streets, parks 

 or lawns with which you are familiar, and see what be- 

 comes of the City Beautiful. 



Throughout America there are cities famous for their 

 shade trees. The magnificent Elms of New Haven and 

 Oberlin, the tree-lined thoroughfares of Brooklyn, East 

 Orange, Springfield, Mass., Detroit, Indianapolis and 

 Los Angeles compare them with city streets which lack 

 the glory of the trees. The contrast should give each of us 

 increased spirit to see that our own streets and our own 

 lawns shall not suffer by any similar comparison. 



