H OW many of your fine trees are fighting a losing fight against premature death — unknown to you? 
Are you certain that the most vigorous looking of them is not, even now, on the verge of ruin? 
The owner of an estate upon which Davey Tree Surgeons were at work possessed a magnificent oak. 
Its great top was green and flourishing — the owner thought it perfect. But one day a Davey Tree 
Surgeon, examining it closely, saw an ant coming out of a tiny hole. A few strokes of the chisel 
showed serious internal decay. Thorough excavation revealed a cavity of startling size, extending 
more than twenty-five feet up the trunk! 
Take a careful look at your trees. They are the greatest asset of your estate — while they live. Can 
you see any decayed spots? Are there any splitting crotches? Are any’ of the tops dying back from 
hunger or thirst or disease or insect attacks? 
Don ’t “put off finding out. Trees are living things, and undergo a consent battle for life. For your 
own sake, make sure. A careful examination of your trees will be made by' appointment. 
In caring for your priceless trees Davey Tree Surgeons place at your command the science, training, 
and organized efficiency' of a generation of conscientious work upon many thousands of America’s fine 
estates. Illustrated booklet sent upon request. 
THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO., Inc., 1206 Elm St., Kent, Ohio 
Branch offices with telephone connections: New York City , A star Court Bldg.; Chicago , Westminster Bldg.; 
Philadelphia, Land Title Bldg.; Boston , 10 Pearl Street , Wakefield; Baltimore , American Bldg.; St. Louis, 
Central National Bank Bldg. Write nearest office. 
Permanent representatives available in districts surrounding Boston, Springfield, Lenox, Newport, Hartford, Stamford, 
Albany, Poughkeepsie, White Plains, Jamaica, L. I.; Montclair, New York, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore, Washington, 
Richmond, Buffalo, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Louisville, Indianapolis, Chicago, 
Milwaukee, St. Louis, Canadian address, 252 Laugauchitere West, Montreal. 
REE SURGEONS 
F.reri/ real Daren Tree Surgeon is in the employ of The Davey Tree Expert Co., Inc., and the public is cautioned against those falsely 
representing themselves. An agreement made with the Davey Company and not with an individual is certain evidence of genuineness 
Reproduction from a painting in oil of the beautiful 
estate of Franklin Roosevelt, at Ilyde Park, Sew York 
Among prominent persons and 
places served by Davey Tree 
Surgeons are: 
CHARLES A. OTIS 
ARMOUR ANI) COMPANY 
HON. NORMAN H. DAVIS 
FELIX M. WARBURG 
PENNSYLVANIA STATE CAPITOL 
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 
MRS. ANDREW CARNEGIE 
JAMES B. DUKE 
JOHN DAVEY 
Ful her of Tree Surgery 
DAVE 
Y 
THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK 
