Plant Trees 



The special object of this pamphlet is to aid and direct those who are 

 interested in making this city beautiful and healthful, and to secure their co- 

 operation with us so that the work may be uniform and harmonious. 



There is nothing that will adorn a city street like a tree, suitably 

 planted and adapted to the special soil and surroundings. Such a tree is a 

 joy to the eye and a comfort to the pedestrian. It shelters the home from 

 excessive heat and dust, adds charm to the finest architecture and abolishes 

 untidy and forbidden places. A street thus planted lends contentment and 

 refinement to every home and blesses all with its cooling shade. Whether 

 such a home be a palace or humble cottage the street and neighborhood 

 have gained in commercial value one hundred fold more than the amount 

 expended on the tree. 



GET YOUR NEIGHBORS TO COOPERATE 



Trees are necessary to make any street look well. Mere architecture, 

 however imposing, will not make a street attractive unless softened by the 

 foliage and branches of trees. A street planted with trees will not give 

 the proper effect unless it shows uniformity in every detail of planting. 

 Only one kind of tree should be used on the same street or block; all must 

 be of uniform size and all must be set out at equal distances apart. To 

 accomplish such results, the planting of trees on streets cannot be done by 

 residents independently. Individual planting will never produce uniformity, 

 the keynote of successsful street planting. 



It would be much better if the city could undertake the planting of 

 our streets, but our city has neither funds nor authority to plant trees on its 

 streets. The only feasible course left, therefore, is for the residents of each 

 street to cooperate and plant their own street uniformly. This has been 

 tried with absolute success on several streets in Brooklyn, and the cost to 

 abutting property owners ranged from six to eight dollars per house num- 

 ber. Why not try it on your street? 



