sdiiiciimcs the winii tomiiii-rs it a[ni liinlJS are torn off 

 iir tin; trunk is Sjilit ; bctom many tiays Jt-cny si:ts ni 

 with i(>, insiilifiLis advance, ami tlic tree is iloi>nifil to 

 eiiriy .iemli. Hut now Tree Snr^ery steps in, aiul binds 

 LLP ilie wounds, removes the clianccs of decay, and so 

 ( ;ircs ior tlie tree that its lite is proloiifjcd. and it i^ 

 sii-ori[;er tiian ever to meet more storms. 



In still another wiiy the Tree Suri;eon is necessary 

 ro tlie siiviiiK ol our trees, It sometimes happens that 

 there is knitimate necessity for reducing the size of a 

 tree wltich may interfere witli essential electric wires or 

 with tlie plans of tlie home bnilder. Too often it hap- 

 pens that such a tree is left to the mercy of incomiic- 

 ii'Mt men who consider an axe and saw all the "snrsical 

 instruments" necessary in a case like this, and, without 

 even knowing how the limb of a tree can be cut with 

 ihe least damape to it, they soon mutilate the beautilvil 

 ihiiii; into a horrible monstrosity. In such cases the 

 experience of the Davey tree experts is invahiable. They 

 make the care of trees their life-work, know just how 

 such work should be done in order that the damage to 

 the tree shall be reduced to the minimum, and how to 

 prevent the i>ossibility of later harm by decay. 



The day will soon come when the care of trees 

 will assume the importance of a national issue. Already 

 sotiie of Ihe states have taken the matter in hand, and 

 are exercisint; a fostering care upon the forests which 

 mean so much to the future welfare of the country. 

 Education comes slowly; but great missionary work is 

 being done, and more and more will this state super- 

 vision of trees be adopted until in every direction there 

 will be evolved a new creed beginning, "I believe trees 

 arc living creatures and deserve all the loving care pos- 

 sible to bestow upon them." And unceasingly Tree 

 Surgery, now fully developed and just emerging into U' 

 prime, will be recognized in its true worth. The stu.l\ 

 of trees, their diseases and cures will be in the curru 

 ulum of every college, and the name of John Davc\ 

 will be handed down to future generations as "'1 he 

 Father of Tree Surgery" and, as such, one of the greai - 

 est beiicf.ictors of the human race. 



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One Davey nielliiici of reinforcing cement 



.•\ cavity cleaned out prepnrDlor>> to filling 



