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Further on in this book we shall teach you some- 

 thing about tree surgery. \Ve cannot restore life 

 to any part of a tree that is dead, but we can amputate 

 the dead portions and rebuild a new top. It was 

 possible at the time this picture was taken to have 

 saved the life of the main portion of these trees. 

 The tops of these fine elms have actually died of 

 thirst. How cruel to permit such a thing ! The 

 owners had no means of knowing what was the 

 trouble, and the "lawn men" were entirely ignorant 

 of the cause. 



