DIRECTIONS 
FOR THE 
Planting and Care of Street Trees 
APPROVED BY THE 
COMMISSIONERS OF FAIRMOUNT PARK 
Advantages of Municipal Control. That the people of 
Philadelphia desire street trees is shown by the 127,301 
trees now growing in our streets — fully 120,000 of them 
having been planted by individuals. Unfortunately, so 
many of these trees are in bad condition or scattered over 
a large area, that we have few handsome tree-lined avenues. 
This condition exists in all cities where the planting and 
care of the trees is left to the individual pro})erty owners. 
Where any planting is done, one man may plant a poplar, 
his neighbor a plane ; one man may prune his tree closely, 
and the next neglect his entirely, each following his own 
ideas. The result is a haphazard, unattractive arrange- 
ment, which in a city street is incompatible, not only with 
beauty, but even with neatness. The new law, which 
places the street trees under municipal control, is designed 
to correct these defects. A similar law has been in effect 
in !Rew Jersey for some years with such good results, 
that many cities have adopted it. In Pennsylvania, Pitts- 
burgh and Wilkesbarre have already accepted it and are 
securing excellent results. Under its provisions street 
trees can be planted, protected and cared for in a sys- 
