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FRUIT-BEARING SHRUBS TO AT- 

 TRACT DESIRABLE BIRDS. 



In a new Farmers' Bulletin, entitled 

 "How to Attract Birds in Northeastern 

 United States," by one of the biologists 

 ot the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, especial attention is given 

 to the value of certain fruit-bearing 

 shrubs and trees as a means of attract- 

 ing desirable birds about the home. The 

 choice of this vegetation to give pro- 

 tection to the farmer's bird neighbors 

 varies consiaerabiy with locality, and 

 the new Farmers' Bulletin (No. ()21) 

 deals particularly with such as would 

 thrive along and near the rocky coasts 

 of New England. 



Juniper is one of the shrubs most 

 •highly recommended for the New Kiig- 

 land bird lover to use to attract his 

 feathered friends. Other suggestions 

 ■are as follows: Common barberry; 

 English thorn; Hybrid crabapple; Eu- 

 ropean and American mountain ashes: 

 •Smooth and staghorn sumacs; Priveli: 

 Buckthorn; Red-berried elder. 



Where the soil is chiefly sand, and 

 that often shifting conditions are not 

 suited to many plants. Selections rii-y 

 be made, however, from the following, 

 all of which are known to thrive in 

 Buch surroundings: 



For Seed Eaters — Beach grass, and 

 sunflower. For Fruit ICaters — Ba> 

 berry; Sea buckthorn; Sand cherry; 

 Beach plum; Cranl)errie3; Bearberry. 

 The Department's Bureau of Biological 

 'Survey will be glad to receive further 

 information ro<:arding similar plants 

 which actual trial has shown to be val- 

 uable as bird food. 



The new publication contains many 

 suggestions on methods of prote.:tion 

 f<;r the purpose of in'Tciising the U'lm- 

 ber ot birds in any area. A cat-pioof 

 fence is suggested as one meanj. Other 

 "suggestions are made regarding breed- 

 ing places, water supply, and food, and 

 reference is made to Farmers' Bulle- 

 tin No. 609, entitled. "Bird Houses and 

 How to Build Them," which makes 

 •numerous similar suggestions. 



Wild Shrubs Protect Cultivated 

 Varieties. 



The bulletin contains a table of wild 

 fruiting trees and shrubs suitable t.j 

 ■growth in New England, giving their 

 scientific names and their fruiting 

 seasons. If these wild varieties are 

 grown each will fruit just in time to 

 protect certain cultivated varieties that 

 are grown, nearby. For instance, if 

 wild strawberries are grown, they will 

 ripen at the same time as do cultivated 

 strawberries in the same garden. The 

 birds will eat the former in preference 

 to the latter, and meanwhile they will 

 be helping the whole garden by rid- 

 ding it of many insect pests. Other 

 wild shrubs may be planted in the 

 neighborhood of apple, pear, and 

 cherry trees to serve as a protection 

 to these during their fruiting season. 



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The bulletin may be had by any bird 

 lover on application. Many of the sug- 

 gestions which it contains are of gen- 

 eral interest throughout the country, 

 although the suggestions regarding the 

 wild shrubs are more especially ap- 

 plicable to New England. 



THE SHAW BANQUET. 



The annual Shaw banquet takes 

 place Friday night, Nov. 27, at the Uni- 

 versity Club, St. Louis. This banquet is 

 for florists, gardeners and nurserymen. 

 This day is also set aside for a re- 

 union of former Garden pupils who 

 will be the guests of the directors. An 

 automobile ride, lunch and meeting at 

 the Garden and the banquet at night 

 are on the program. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- 

 TEMPLATED. 



Schenectady, N. Y. — M. H. Morrel, 

 additions. 



Bostic, N. C— Valdesian Nurseries, 

 one house. 



Greve Coeur, Mo. — H. .1. Kettmann. 

 house, .■?3xl35. 



Wyomissing, Pa. — Lee P. Arnold, 

 house, :J0.\150. 



Waco, Tex. — Mohan Floral Co.. two 

 houses, each 21xl6!j. 



Glen Ellyn, III.— Geo. J. Ball, range 

 of Moninger houses. 



Pittsburgh, Pa. - John Monson, 

 chrysanthemum house, 



Gardner, Mass. — F. W. .Murdock, 

 I'ine street, one house. 



Denver, Colo.— W. C. Walker, Col- 

 umhine street, one house. 



Baldwinville, Mass. — ^ Herbert S. 

 .Morley. vegetable house. 50x100, 



Peabody, Mass.— Michael O'Grady, 

 19 Washington street, one house. 



Winona, Minn. — John Fuhlbruegge, 

 28 East Howard street, additions. 



West Roxbury, Mass. — Chas. A. 

 Westhaus, 91 Bellevue avenue, one 

 house. 



Superior, Wis. — Clarence Gradin, 

 Ogden avenue and 55th street, range 

 of houses. 



FIRES. 

 Central Falls, R. I. — A fire in the 

 Littlefield Building on Wednesday 

 morning, Nov. 18, damaged the flower 



shop of E. J. Tucker to a considerable 

 extent. 



West New Brighton, N. Y.— Fire de- 

 stroyed the greenhouse of Thomas 

 Decker, on Lambert's lane, near Bulls 

 Head, Saturday morning, Nov, 7. The 

 loss amounted to $2,000. 



Beverly, Mass. — An investigation is 

 being conducted today as to the cause 

 of the fire at Cedar Acres, the gladio- 

 lus farm of B. Hammond Tracy at 

 Wenham, where, on Monday. Nov. 23, 

 the big barn, bulb house and show 

 house were destroyed, and the bulb 

 product of 20 acres, two horses, a mule 

 and a cow lost their lives, and the 

 mansion house narrowly escaped de- 

 struction. Cedar Acres was one of the 

 show places of the North Shore. Just 

 how the fire started is a mystery. It 

 was discovered by a watchman on the 

 Bumham estate. Mr. Tracy estimates 

 his loss at not less than $10,000. 



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