38 DAVET'S PRIMER 



In the last lesson we had the photograph of a beau- 

 tiful maple tree, growing in the midst of an open field, 

 and you can form some idea of its size by the horse and 

 buggy by its side. Here is another specimen of the 

 American elm. I am not going to give you any scien- 

 tific names. 



Is not this a majestic, graceful beauty? It stands 

 at Twin Lakes, two miles north of Kent, O. It is 

 nearly a hundred feet through the branches. This 

 perfect health and size, however, are not the result of 

 " luck " or chance ; it has been well fed. 



" How do you feed trees? " 



Good question, Don. Perhaps but very few boys 

 and girls ever thought that trees must have a supply of 

 food, just as much as horses, cattle, swine, or any other 

 animals ; but this is one of the most important things to 

 fix in your minds. It is because people have not really 

 THOUGHT on the subject that the trees in the cities and 

 out in old pasture lots dry up and die. If a person has 

 an animal and does not take care of it, the authorities 

 take the creature and care lor it and charge the cost up 

 to the owner, or take it from him. It is right to thus 

 protect our dumb friends. Children, the time will 

 come in America when, if one does not properly 

 care for his trees, it will be done for him, and the costs 

 charged in with his taxes. They do it now for the 

 trees on streets in some cities. It is a good plan, is 

 it not? 



The trees, you must remember, do not feed on 



