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ARE you neglecting your trees? 
Do you know positively that 
they are strong and healthy — are 
you sure they are free from decay 
am 
d d 
isease I 
The owner of tlie tree shown above assumed that its 
condition was perlert, but he intended to find out 
some day for a certainty. 
His neglect was fatal. The tree, sound in appear- 
ance to the untrained eye. inside was seriously de- 
cayed. One day a severe .'itorm blew and th.' weak- 
ened tree gave way — ruined beyond saving! It was 
a case of "the last straw which broke the rainers 
back." 
Take no chances with your trecs^have them ex- 
amined now. 
But be sure to select Tree Surgeons of proved ability 
— experts who can save your trees without guessing 
or experiment. 
Davey Tree Surgery Is Safe 
Your trees, many of them the product of several 
generations, are priceless. Once lost, they can not 
be restored in your lifetime, or that of your children. 
To whom shall you entrust themV There can be 
only one answer, for there is only one safe place to 
go — to Davey Tree Surgeons. 
Safe — because Davey Tree Surgery is time-proved; 
its record of successful performance for thousands of 
estate owners spans a generation. 
Saffr — because the Davey Company is a successful in- 
stitution of financial stability and amply able to 
make good in every detail. 
Safe — because no Davey Tree Surgeon is allowed 
any responsibility until he has conchisively demon- 
strated his fitness. He must have served his full 
course of thorough, practical training and scientific 
study in the Davey Institute of Tree Surgerj-^ — a 
school, the only one of its kind in the world, which 
we conduct for the specific purpose of drilling our 
men in Davey methods and Davey iri.als. 
Safe — Iwrause Davey Tree Surgery has been edflorsed 
as best by the United States Government, after ex- 
haustive official investigation. 
Safe — because Davey Tree Surger>' is recommended by 
thousands of prominent men and women whosi' en- 
dorsement you can accept with complete confid nee. 
(Several such endorsements appear on the right.) 
Tree "patching" I'annot save your trees. Only scien- 
tific, mechanically perfect treatment by men trained 
through years to the point of finished skill can be 
permanently successful. And for such treatment by 
such men there is only one safe place to go -to 
Davey Tree Surgeons. 
Write today for Free Examination of 
Your Trees 
— and booklet. ' ' When Your Trees Need the Tree 
Surgeon." What is the real condition of your trees? 
Are insidious (hseases and hidden decay slowly un- 
riirmining their strength? Will the next severe storm 
claim one or more as its victims? Only the experi- 
enced Tree Surgeon can tell you fully and deflnit ly. 
Without cost or obligation to you. a Davey Tree Sur- 
geon will visit your place, and render an honest 
verdict regarding their condition and needs. Write 
today. 
The Davey Tree Expert Co., Inc., 
.i03 Elm St., Kent. Ohio 
i Of' crating the Davey Institute of Tree 
Si'.rgcry. Kent. Olno.) 
Branch Offices, with Telephone Connections: 
New York. Philadelphia & Chicago 
Peiniancnt representatives located at Boston, Newport. 
Lenox. Hartford. Albany, Poughkeepsie. White Plains. 
Stamford, .lamaica, L. I.. Morristown. N". J., Phila- 
delphia. Harri.sburg. Baltimore. Washington, Buffalo. 
Pittshurgh. Cleveland. Detroit. Cincinnati. Louisville, 
riiicago. .Milwaukee, Minneapolis. St. Louis. Kansas 
City. Canadian .\ddress: SI St. Peter Street. 
(Juebec. 
Five typical letters from 
hundreds by satisfied 
Davey clients 
Mr. iniliam .-Jlmy, William Ahny & 
Co., Boston : 
"The skill of your workmen is remarkable. I 
jiin sorr>' I did not have this work done sooner 
as 1 apparently lost a tree by not having an 
expert examine my trees before." 
Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., owner of the 
New y ork I'i'orld ami the St. Louis 
f'ost-Disfiiteh: 
"Your work on the trees on my place was done 
in a most thorough and painstaking manner." 
O. S. Chamberlain, President, Chamber- 
lam Meilieiue Co.. Dcs Moines, Iowa: 
"\ congi-atulate you on the excellent work you 
arL- doing. I have seen much of this character 
of work clone in some foreign countries, as well 
as in the United States, l)ut none as perfect, 
scientific and satisfactory as yours." 
Hr. G. L. Dpenges, Superinteudent. The 
Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore. Md. : 
"We have been very much impressed by the work 
done here by the Davey TVee Company," 
Mr. Robert E. Friend. Second Ward 
Sa7-iugs Bank, Milwaukee, Wis.: 
"] cannot commend too highly the work you 
have done both this year and last on our placf 
(it Pine Lake. Y'our work on the Cniversity 
Club trees here in the city, under my super- 
vision. «as also very good indeed." 
DaveyTree Surgeons 
FOR SAFE TREE SURGERY 
Every fcal Davey Tree Surgeon is in the employ of the Davey Tree Expert Company and the public is 
cautioned against those falsely representing themselves 
