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Having selected the streets upon which tree planting may 

 be done with a fair prospect of success, the kind of tree and 

 the way to plant it must next be determined. While the 

 failure and death of trees upon Manhattan streets is very 

 often due to unsuitable growing conditions which may be 

 remedied by proper attention and care, there are certain 

 trees which even under the best conditions obtainable are 

 foredoomed to failure and should not be used. The number 

 of trees suitable for street use in any city is small, and those 

 which can be used in Manhattan with any reasonable expec- 

 tation of success is still smaller. Under the most favorable 

 conditions which exist in ~Kew York, such as on parkways or 

 on streets and avenues having broad parkings, there is a fair 

 range of choice; but in the main, the most satisfactory re- 

 sults will be obtained by restricting our list of trees to six 

 or seven species. 



After having considered carefully the city's past expe- 

 rience with tree growth in its streets and parks, the peculiar 

 factors which enter into local conditions, and the experience 

 of other cities, the following list has been prepared. This 

 list comprises only those trees which can be grown with a 

 reasonable assurance of success on the streets and avenues of 

 Manhattan. 



This list is arranged in order of quality considered in re- 

 lation to the ability to succeed under the local adverse con- 

 ditions : 



(I s ) Platanus orientaltr (The Oriental or London 

 Plane} ; also known as Button Ball or Sycamore. 



This tree is well known and already much used in this city. 

 It is one of the hardiest and most adaptable of trees for use 



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