PLATE 23.— GUARDING AND STAKING. 



Guarding and staking of trees in East Orange. Guard is of No. 16, ^ :;-inch square wire mesh, 

 seven inches in diameter and six feet high, stake is fifteen feet long, driven to depth of three 

 feet. 2. Good guard for large trees, made of No. 16, 2-inch hexagonal wire mesh. 3. Guard- 

 ing and staking device used in Washington. D. C. 4. Making hole with crowbar for stake. End 

 of tarred stake on the ground is seen. 5. Driving stake. An 18-foot "A" ladder is used. 



