. The pruning-book; a monograph of the pruning and training of plants as applied to American conditions. 108. A repaired apple tree. or three feet beyond the wound. It soon grewfast, and the free part was then removed; theresult is a perfect union and a strong livingbrace. In closing this sketch of tree surgery, I mustenter my protest against reckless treatment ofstreet trees. The most wanton and inconsiderate DUTY TOWARD STREET TREES 129 despoiler of shade trees at present is the linemanwho runs telephone and telegraph wires. Hegenerally has no appreciation of the value of atree, and still le
. The pruning-book; a monograph of the pruning and training of plants as applied to American conditions. 108. A repaired apple tree. or three feet beyond the wound. It soon grewfast, and the free part was then removed; theresult is a perfect union and a strong livingbrace. In closing this sketch of tree surgery, I mustenter my protest against reckless treatment ofstreet trees. The most wanton and inconsiderate DUTY TOWARD STREET TREES 129 despoiler of shade trees at present is the linemanwho runs telephone and telegraph wires. Hegenerally has no appreciation of the value of atree, and still less of any need of giving thoughtto the proper cutting of the limbs. Everything. 109, Living brace iu a Talman Sweet apple tree. is secondary and subsidiary to the lining of thewires, and the result is that many fine trees arewickedly sacrificed. Our duty toward streettrees is vigorously set forth in the followingsketch, by Professor Farlow:* I must not, however, close my remarks onthis subject without uttering an emphatic protestagainst the way in which the shade trees of our *W, G. Farlow, Diseases of Trees litely to Follow Mechanical In-juries. Lecture before Mass. Hort. Soc. Mar. 7. 189L 130 THE HEALING OF WOUNDS cities and towns are treated. The responsibilityrests not only with those who, perhaps uninten-tionally and ignorantly, are directly guilty ofwhat an enlightened public opinion should regardas vandalism ; but it rests in part on ourselves,if we do not in all possible ways seek to giveinformation to the public, and attempt by alllegal means to secure the enforcement of suchregulations as shall assure proper protection forour trees. As it is, the care o
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