ON TREES AND 



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is because they are so close together and the small, side 

 branches die for the want of light and air. 



The care of the roots is the great lesson that the 

 American people must learn. This is the one lesson 

 that we reiterate, namely ; the beautiful part that 

 we admire, /. .,' the top, is only secondary. You 

 cannot get a good top on a tree unless the root is 

 healthy, and no root can be healthful if it is covered 

 with a heavy sod or weeds, which shut off both air 

 and water. 



