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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1910 



WHAT TREE SURGERY IS 

 AND WHAT IT IS NOT 



Tree Surgery, as perfected by John Davey, is a scientific treatment of trees that have become diseased 

 or decayed or injured in any way. It is the knowledge gained by him during years of patient study and 

 experimentation. It does for the trees what dentistry does for the teeth, or what the physician does for 

 ailing humanity. By the Davey methods of tree surgery any tree can be cured of its diseases, strengthened 

 in its weak parts, its decay cut away and the cavity filled, and further harm to the tree, stayed. Trees do 

 not die if they receive attention in time from the Davey Tree Experts. 



Tree Surgery is not the indiscriminate butchery of the trees. It does not employ the hacking and 

 sawing methods of persons calling themselves tree doctors. It is not simply the filling of hollow trees 

 with cement, regardless of the conditions. It is not the scheme adopted by adventurers to defraud 

 persons who want their trees preserved but know nothing about the nature or needs of the trees. 



Who the Davey Tree Experts Are, and Who They Are Not 



The Davey Tree Experts are a company of practical 

 men trained in tree surgery under the personal direction 

 of John Davey, in a school established by him for the 

 purpose of perpetuating his methods of saving the 

 trees. They operate under his supervision and em- 

 ploy his methods exclusively. They go to the trees 

 and examine them and treat each tree according 

 to its own needs. They are responsible in 

 every way, and operate upon the safe and sane 

 principles laid down by the founder of this, the 

 only efficient system. 



They are not the irresponsible people who are seeking 

 to make money by taking advantage of the fact that peo- 

 ple want their trees preserved. Th ey are no t the people 

 who attempt to imitate others ; they have the original 

 methods. They are not the fellows who go about the 

 country professing to be tree experts, but who really 

 know nothing about tree surgery. 



"Our Wounded Friends, the Trees," an illus- 

 trated book showing the Davey methods, will be 

 sent free to tree owners in the Mississippi Valley 

 and Eastward. 



Representatives in 

 all principal cities 

 'n the Missis- 

 sippi Valley and 

 Eastward. 



The Davey Tree Expert Co. f3t. a & 



(Operating Davey's School of Practical Forestry) 



154 Oak Street, Kent, Ohio 



literature and in- 

 formation to the 



main office. 



MR. Martin L. Davey, The Davey School of Practical Forestry, New York, July _ 



Tarrytown, Westchester Co., N. Y. Dear bir : — I am much pleased with the work on my trees at Scarborough. It 



has been most intelligentlv and effectively done. I confess that before you undertook the work on my place 1 had no 

 conception of the attention and care that trees require. I desire also to express to you my appreciaiion of the very 



efficient workmanship and the courtesy and excellent behaviour of your representatives who carried out the work. 

 I am, with kind regards, Yours very truly, EASTON H. SCHWAB. 



Farr's New Book 

 of Hardy Plants— 

 and Three Letters 



They came together in my morning' mail. They will tell 

 you better than I can do of the kind of book I have wished to 

 make it. I appreciate them more than "just orders" for the 

 encouragement and indication of success which they give. 



Samuel Armstrong Hamilton, the" well-known author, writes me: "The book ranks with the 

 very finest. You have outdone all previous efforts in this line. 'By way of Introduction' is a 

 gem and ought to be printed on a card for framing." 



B. P. Dennis, of Conneticut, says: "I would like to tell you how really fine and helpful 

 your new catalogue is. The book is the only one I know of in this country which shows any 

 intelligence of the Iris family, in which I am most interested." 



Dr. J. W. Barstow, of New York City, acknowledges the book in these words: "In return 

 for your spring catalogue may I venture to send you the thanks of an old man and a veteran 

 lover of every garden treasure that claims to be counted as hardy. The book contains not only 

 a vast enumeration of species and genera on which to draw for the favorites and novelties of the 



home garden, but is itself a gem of artistic ex- 

 cellence in form and illustrations. What is not 

 usually looked for in a nursery catalogue, it com- 

 bines delicate sentiment and good taste with prac- 

 tical experience. Your tribute to the royal Iris 

 family delights me, for I, too, worshipped at the 

 sane shrine for forty years. The Peony and Phlox 

 and Poppy departments are very complete and very 

 beautifully shown. I am now too near my eighty- 

 fifth year for any active gardening; still I am not 

 too old to enjoy this book. I have already been 

 obliged to part with the copy which you sent me 

 to an enthusiast who I hope may become your 

 customer. Would it be too much if I asked you to 

 send me another?" 



I shall be glad to send you a copy of 

 this book, if the expressions of my 

 friends lead you to believe that it is 

 a catalogue alike different and worth 

 having. 



Bertrand H. Farr 



Wyomissiog Nurseries 809-D Penn St., Reading, Pa. 



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