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TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 
tree invitation to the world-at-large to come and enjoy 
the beauties and the restfulness of their highways. Such 
development cannot fail to be attended by an increase 
in property values, and it has an additional value through 
the greater comfort and enjoyment afforded the residents 
of a neighborhood by the conversion of plain and unlovely 
country roads into driveways of impressive charm and 
loveliness. 
The range of varieties for country roads is greater than 
for city streets, as many trees that do not flourish under 
city conditions will attain magnificent growth in the 
better conditions of the country. Points to be considered 
in selecting trees for the country thoroughfare are beauty, 
shade and hardiness. Lack of facilities for artificial 
watering makes it desirable to select trees which thrive 
under the local conditions. 
The Oaks and the Red Maple are good examples of 
desirable roadside trees, combining abundant shade 
with graceful dignity and beauty. They have the quali¬ 
ties of strength and hardiness which are sought for in trees 
for this purpose. The Sycamore is another species which 
meets the requirements. In the Oak family fine repre¬ 
sentatives for the country roadside are the Red, Pin, 
Scarlet and White Oaks for the North—Live, Willow 
and Laurel Oaks for the South, the Mossy Cup Oak for 
the prairies, the Valley Oak for California and the Red, 
Pin and English Oaks for the western parts of Oregon 
and Washington. In more than half the United States 
the stately American Elm lends a picturesque magnificence 
to the landscape and transforms a road into a splendid 
avenue which cannot fail to command the admiration of 
the traveler. In the northeast the Lindens and White 
Ash are well suited for roadside shade trees, and the 
Ginkgo, Tulip, Aspen, Yellow Birch and Beech will 
