$ THE GARDEN BOOK OF CALIFORNIA 



two lot owners, it is suggested that those having no other trees 

 in front of their property will care for the trees on their right, 

 facing the street. 



"The city ordinance provides that trees shall be planted 

 at the following distances from the property line, and not 

 closer together than twenty-five feet: on 10-foot sidewalks, 

 8 J/2 feet; on 12-foot sidewalks, 10 feet; on 14-foot side- 

 walks, 1 1 Yl f eet > on 1 6-foot sidewalks, 1 3 feet. 



"Section four of the same ordinance recites that 'It shall 

 be unlawful for any person to cut, girdle, mutilate, or in any 

 other manner damage or injure any tree or trees planted in 

 any of the streets. Penalty $5 to $10 fine, or thirty days' 

 imprisonment;' and Section five follows with: 'Any person 

 who shall violate any of the provisions of Section four of 

 this ordinance, shall be fined in the sum of not less than $5 

 or more that $100, or be imprisoned in the city jail 

 for a term not exceeding thirty days, or be liable to both such 

 fine and imprisonment.' 



"Distances for planting — On blocks 200 feet long, five 

 trees fifty feet apart, excepting the end trees, which should 

 be forty-five or forty feet from the next trees, according to 

 the variety. 



"On blocks 300 feet long, seven trees fifty feet apart, 

 excepting the end trees, which should be forty-five or forty 

 feet from the next trees, according to the variety. 



"On blocks 600 feet long, thirteen trees fifty feet apart, 

 excepting the end trees. The pepper trees occupy more 

 space and should be set ten feet in from the outside line of 



1901 



