24 TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 



grass on the small city lot, is robbed of its best chance for 

 attractiveness by a lack of shade and foliage. The transfor- 

 mation brought about by the planting of trees and shrub- 

 bery is sometimes beyond belief until the demonstration 

 has been actually made. By careful planting, the compar- 

 atively small place can be given the dignity of acres; the 

 modest home may assume the appearance of the small-scale 

 estate. The house glimpsed through foliage has a charm 

 not possible to the more costly house in treeless setting. 



In lawn plantings, as in street plantings, the relation of 

 cost to results is an important consideration. The 

 increased value, accruing to all of the property on a tree- 

 lined thoroughfare, is again made greater in the case of the 

 individual home which adds trees of its own to those of the 

 street. Any one of us, in buying a home or a site on which 

 to build, would be influenced in favor of the lot with shade 

 and foliage. Trees and shrubs give the contact with 

 Nature which man instinctively craves, and for which he 

 is willing to pay. 



Let it be remembered, then, that in beautifying the 

 home with trees the outlay is to be regarded as an invest- 

 ment, pure and simple; an investment in beauty, in health, 

 in comfort, and, finally, in cash value. Any one of these 

 would make the investment worth while. 



The tree, therefore, should be recognized as blending 

 beauty, poetry, sentiment and romance with the practical 

 and important elements of profit and health. 



The planting of shade trees, too, must be looked upon as 

 an investment, not as an expense. Trees increase the dollar 

 and cent value of property. Those familiar with the 

 values of residence real estate recognize the greater worth 

 of homes on streets lined with shade trees. Of two houses 

 alike in design and structure, the place on the shaded 

 street will always command the higher price. 



