PLANTING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS 



BY CHARLES H. PECK 



From New York Arbor Day Annual 



AN IDEAL tree should be one with a sound, straight 

 well-formed trunk, slightly tapering upward, free 

 from branches to the full symmetrical head that it 

 supports. This should be richly clothed with 

 bright green, healthy foliage and bear at the proper 

 time an abundance of beautiful, fragrant flowers, 

 followed in due time by a crop of useful or edible 

 fruit. Moreover, its wood should be valuable for 

 economic purposes, and both it and the foliage 

 should be free from the destructive and defiling 

 attacks of parasitic insects and fungi. The tree 

 should also be sufficiently hardy to endure without 

 serious harm the frosts of winter and the droughts 

 of summer. Probably no tree will satisfactorily 

 meet all these requirements. Those that possess 

 most of these qualities should be considered among 

 the best for transplanting. The simplest standards 

 by which any tree should be judged would be its 

 hardiness, its attractiveness, and its usefulness. 

 Any tree that lacks the first one of these qualities 

 should be discarded. Possessing this character and 



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