. Conservation. Forests and forestry. \our Trees ave Life and Deserve to Live ^^^ Trees are almost human, staunch and loyal, but do you appreciate them as you should ? Are you as loyal to them as they are to you ? _ _ When you were a child, doubtless every tree about the old home was as much a thing of person- ality as the horses and dogs you loved—the boys and girls --> you trudged to school with. Perhaps to each tree you gave a name—the sturdy old oak close by the road ; the trusty and faithful elm that towered high above the roof peak of the house; and the weeping willow in a fence corne
. Conservation. Forests and forestry. \our Trees ave Life and Deserve to Live ^^^ Trees are almost human, staunch and loyal, but do you appreciate them as you should ? Are you as loyal to them as they are to you ? _ _ When you were a child, doubtless every tree about the old home was as much a thing of person- ality as the horses and dogs you loved—the boys and girls --> you trudged to school with. Perhaps to each tree you gave a name—the sturdy old oak close by the road ; the trusty and faithful elm that towered high above the roof peak of the house; and the weeping willow in a fence corner close by the driveway. Possibly you were told the legend of mother's mother, who, when but a girl in her teens, returned one day from a ride and threw her whip in the corner—a mere slip of willow she had found that afternoon ; how days passed and the slip took root ; how years passed and it became the weeping willow that you knew. Still other years have passed and the struggles of life have caused you to forget, maybe, the tree friends of your childhood. The old oak was wounded, had not proper care, and died. A mighty storm lacerated the mammoth elm ; it was neglected, and today is a mere wreck of its former self. Only a dying trunk stands to remind you of the legend of the weeping willow. The lives of these trees might have been preserved had you not forgotten to love and care for them as you did of old All the trees are your friends—entities, indeed ; worthy of every token of tenderness and every care you can bestow upon them. They cannot complain to you, and today they may appear healthy, while dying within. John Davey's lifework has been the care of trees, their treatment when sick, their treatment when wounded, their protection from destroying enemies. The Davey methods are sure ones—the result of nearly fifty years' practical experience with trees. No mat- ter what ails your trees, if not too far gone, the Davey experts can save them. The Davey School of Pract
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