. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. JOHN DAVEY Father of Tree Surgerv. John Davey gave to the world the science of Tree Surgery. Before the publication of his flrst book, the original "Tree Doctor," not even the Idea of the scientific treatment of trees existed. John Davey created the term "Tree ; Every fundamental principle of It was the product of his genius and love. Every Improvement and refinement has been worked out In the organization which he brought into being and Inspired. But the greatest contribution which John Davey has made to the world, has
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. JOHN DAVEY Father of Tree Surgerv. John Davey gave to the world the science of Tree Surgery. Before the publication of his flrst book, the original "Tree Doctor," not even the Idea of the scientific treatment of trees existed. John Davey created the term "Tree ; Every fundamental principle of It was the product of his genius and love. Every Improvement and refinement has been worked out In the organization which he brought into being and Inspired. But the greatest contribution which John Davey has made to the world, has been to translate Into popular form the fact that the tree Is a living, breathing organism, MARTIN L. DAVEY Oeneral Manaoer, who made of a father's dream a business realUy and built the Davey organi- zation. "And yet the tree lives —It breathes. It has a real circulation. The tree digests Its food and assimilates It. It has sexual processes that are Just as real and beautiful as In any other form of life. It has the power to adapt Itself to Its environ- ment. To be sure, it lacks Intelligence and a nervous system and the power of locomotion. But In all the other elemental processes the tree functions Just as truly as man ; "This question of reforestation Is of monu- mental Importance. America can not continue to exist as a virile, forward-moving Nation unless we protect what we have and start to build up that which we have so ruthlessly destroyed. We can not afford to be a Nation of vandals much longer. America must reforest, or America must drink the bitter dregs of national decline and ;—Excerpts from a speech in Congress, March 3. 1921, by Martin L. Davey, of 1921 and spent four times as much on these hidden things that make quality as our profit amounted to. The business of the Davey Company is now running at the rate of one million dollars for 1922. Davey methods have been stand- ardized. Davey work is the same in Bos- ton a
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