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C I TY OF A T~NTA DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 I , i JACK C . DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER ri' .,.,...r"...,. ... . .... 1~ . --- ,af 1 ,, Is lehe ' .•~n m colonial' 1,i....- _ l1ora , blessed by a lol'lb . • . .,oould be protected for all time; '• . 1~ .:ne way to do it. r··~ · • I.' hat ·Drought and Trees WE HAVE had a dry spring, broken by only a few damp and cool spells. This could forecast a long summer drought. Droughts are uncomfortable things to a city dweller and down:right tragic to a farmer. Dry years usually are very hot, and we suffer financially and· physically. Orf DO! Pa' ·an VG ar: ·or You can prepare for a drought by mulching your garden and your shrubs in order to con- . o· serve moisture. J -! · Whoever takes care of t he trees along downtown streets can start getting ready right a. now. In a normally wet year these trees need more water and.attention than they have 0been in the habit of getting: They need cultivation and more frequent watering than we have , · a been giving them. t1 In a dry year this sort of care is impera- , t tive. Else a substantial investment is going to . . be lost. ·· t ' We were not to maintain everyday. '1 ·· . I

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