ROADSIDE PLANTING OF TREES 91 
countryside revealing itself in a new glory of shade tree 
riches. 
Roadside planting is one of the most important 
phases of shade tree development. The highways of 
America are the great arteries of the nation. With 
the universal use of the automobile, this is true in a sense 
previously undreamed. The value of the tree-lined 
country thoroughfare to the adjacent property is as 
direct as that of the shaded street in town or city. The 
charm of the trees will attract where the barren roadside 
would repel. There are roads in New Jersey, New York, 
Connecticut and elsewhere, for the enjoyment of which 
tourists will go many miles out of their way, to the in¬ 
creased prosperity of the surrounding neighborhoods. 
Thousands of permanent residents have been attracted 
to Pasadena, San Mateo, and other places in California, 
to some of the famous resorts of Florida and the Carolinas, 
and to summer places in New England, Michigan and 
Wisconsin, by the lure of shade tree splendor. Costly 
homes and extensive improvements have been established 
along the inviting highways in and near these communi¬ 
ties, with the inevitable result that all property values 
have been increased to an amazing extent; and largely 
because the charm of the trees proved irresistible to 
visitors from other places. 
Every community may not be suited for a resort, but 
none can afford to overlook the value of shade trees. The 
highway without trees is merely a means to an end. It 
is used simply because it leads somewhere. The road 
which has its lines of stately trees carries a charm pecul¬ 
iarly its own, and is sought because of its beauty and 
attractiveness. Many communities have already awak¬ 
ened to this truth, and have shown a determination to let 
no other community outdo them in offering the shade 
