Shade Trees. 



A little time devoted by every family to the cul- 

 ture of shade trees and ornamental shrubbery -would 

 add much to the healthfulness and beauty of our city, 

 and would have a refining and elevating influence upon 

 its people. 



A tastefully arranged and nicely kept yard invites 

 every passer-by to a higher and better life, and is a joy 

 to the family forever. The growing children drink in 

 its beauty, and make it a part of themselves as surely 

 and naturally as they breathe their native air. Coarse, 

 unlovely children, brought up in the midst of lovely 

 surroundings, are impossible things. 



In earlier ages men planted groves for places of 

 worship. The great, spreading trees, have an inspir- 

 ing influence. Avenues of trees in cities and in the 

 country relieve the residences of their naked and 

 cheerless aspect, and give them an air of comfort and 

 beauty which a harmonious blending of art and na- 

 ture always does. A house without a tree has na 

 charms for me. There is no poetry, no romance, no 

 inspiration there. The sylvan god is not there. The 

 goddess of beauty is not there. 



The streets in the resident parts of all cities- 

 ■ should be arched with trees. This is not difiicult to 

 do. It requires care and time, and when accomplished 

 gives to them their crowning glory. What can be 

 finer, or approximate nearer to our ideal paradise thaa. 

 a city robed in the verdure of the forest. 



