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TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 



WELL DEVELOPED HEAD, 

 5TRON& LEADER, BRANCH- 

 ES SET AT WIDE, NOT 

 CLOSE.AN6US. 



BEFORE 5ETTING,TREE 

 SHOULD BE PRUNED AT 



POINTS INDICATED BY 

 LINES; NOT BYCUP- 

 ENDS Or BRANCHES, 



not nullified by careless methods of handling in the 

 process of planting. His chief duty is to see that the 

 roots continue well protected against injury and against 

 loss of moisture through exposure to sun or wind, that 

 the soil is properly prepared and that the simple rules of 



correct planting are 

 followed. The first of 

 these rules is to have 

 the hole ready for the 

 tree upon arrival. 

 Sometimes this can 

 not be done, and in 

 such case the tree 

 should be "heeled in" 

 as soon as it is re- 

 ceived. The "heeling 

 in" process consists 

 of merely placing a 

 tree or trees in a tem- 

 porary hole or ditch 

 from iM to 2 feet in 



BASE OF 

 PERMANENT 

 CROWN 

 OFT. ABOVE 

 PAVEMENT. 



SET TREE sothaj 

 IT STANDS 2 

 IN. DEEPER 



THAN IT 010 , 

 IN TH NUE-, 



STAKE S!h IN.x 10 FT. 

 DRIVEN 2 FT. IN GROUND 

 AND SECURED WITH 

 RUBBER COVERED WIRE, 

 OR WITH CANVASS 



OPENING IN SIDEWALK 

 AT LEAST 6 SQ.FT., 

 KEEP TOP fcolL 

 . PULVER1ZEP 



DIC HOLE IS IN. OR MORE 

 DEEP; THEN FILL TO 

 LOWER ROOT LEVEL1 WITH 

 MIXTURE OF % GOOD SOIL 

 AND Y4 ROTTED MANURE. 



OICH EABTH PACKED 

 FIPMLY ABOUT ROOTS 



depth and with suf- 

 ficient width to ac- 

 commodate the roots 

 without doubling 

 them up. Trees thus 

 placed and with the 



OBSERVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN PLANTING " TOOtS thoroughly and 



closely covered with soil, will retain their vigor for a month 

 or more, and be ready for planting when needed. 



The planting hole should be a trifle larger than the root 

 area of the tree. This makes it possible to give the roots 

 full space without bending them. The hole should be 

 about a foot deeper than the roots themselves, and since 



