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by the cut ends in a high wind. The bottom edge can be unturned 

 as it is to rest on the grass or soft earth. If it is to rest on a hard 

 surface it looks better to finish atthe bottom by turning the A shaped 

 edges inward at the second row of twists. (See dotted line D, Fig. 

 5.) The upper edge can be curved a little outward (See Fig. 6), 

 giving a more finished appearance to the guard. To fasten the 

 vertical edges of the guard together when it is placed around a tree 

 use No. 16 copper wire. Lap the guard to make it as small as is 

 desired. Tie the guard at the top to the tree with stout soft twine 

 in opposite directions to hold it in place. If this guard is made and 

 set up in a workmanlike manner the result will be satisfactory and 

 the expense moderate. Three men, one to cut and two to roll and 

 bend the wire, can make and fit one hundred guards in a day. 



A very cheap and efficient tree guard is used to quite an extent in 

 some places, and is known as the " Clinton Tree Guard." This 

 guard is made of No. 15 galvanized wire with a mesh ^ inch in 

 diameter, all the wire contacts being soldered. This wire can be 

 bought in strips of various widths from 24 to 48 inches, and cut off 

 any length desired, 6 and 6^2 feet being the 

 more desired lengths. Strips 12 inches wide 

 or more are well suited for small trees. These 

 are rolled up in cylindrical form of the de- 

 sired diameter and tied together by one or 

 two pieces of copper wire to prevent the top 

 of the guard from chafing the tree. This 

 may be made of pieces of rope or heavily in- 

 sulated electric wire passed through the guard 

 in such a way as to prevent the guard from 

 coming into contact with the tree. 



The great advantage of this guard is its 

 cheapness, and since it is made of heavy wire and firmly put to- 

 gether it answers the requirements well. This wire is made by the 

 Clinton Wire Co., Clinton, Mass., and costs about 4^ cents per 

 sq. foot. 



Fig. 6. The Brookliiie 

 tree guard. 



