"TREE DOCTORING." 



FOUR years ago, the author of this work published 

 a book which he called "The Tree Doctor." 

 This book started a revolution in tree culture, but, 

 immediately there sprang up all over the land a 

 class of presuming persons who posed as " Tree Doc- 

 tors." They have various kinds of dopes, the 'char- 

 acter of which is guarded and concealed with the 

 greatest secrecy. They have " powders " which they 

 put into the trunks of trees after boring it full of 

 holes. They have *' washes, " the receipts for which 

 would cost you thousands of dollars to purchase! 

 But to show you what these "dopes" will accom- 

 plish, Mrs. Willock, of Sewickley, Pa., had a "Tree 

 Doctor" fix some twenty-six trees, and he so thor- 

 oughly "jixcd" them that he killed sixteen! I use 

 this lady's name not only by permission, but put the 

 fact in print by request. It is bad enough to have 

 our trees in such a sad plight as they are without 

 victimizing those who are already the sufferers. 



Tree surgery, proper, is one of the highest pro- 

 fessions. In our work we select the finest type of 

 young men we can find. In the group here given, 

 they are all free from the tobacco and liquor habits, 

 trained and well educated. We pay good wages 

 and insist on the highest grade of work. If a 

 young man does not fill the bill, he is discharged. 



Any who wish trees treated on scientific and 

 common sense principles, should address 



DAVEY SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL FORESTRY, 



KENT, O. 



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