PLANTING TREES, SHRUBS, AND VINES 133 



alder, greenbrier, red cedar, sumac, hackberry, 

 bittersweet, burning bush. 



Protection of Cultivated Fruits. — For the 

 fruit-grower the planting o£ the proper trees and 

 bushes for food may fulfill a very practical pur- 

 pose, because these wild fruits will serve as a pro- 

 tection for the cultivated fruits, as the birds which 

 sometimes eat cultivated fruit will usually take 

 the wild in preference ; and furthermore while 

 the birds are eating this fruit they will also feed 

 upon the injurious insects which may be near. 

 It is important therefore to the fruit-grower that 

 he should make a selection of those fruits which 

 will begin to ripen a little before the cultivated 

 fruit he wishes to protect, and remain in fruit till 

 these have all been picked. 



The larger fruits, such as apples, pears, and 

 peaches, are not injured to any great extent by 

 the birds. The smaller fruits, such as cherries, 

 strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries, are the 

 ones which may sometimes be destroyed by them. 

 To protect cherries and strawberries, one may 

 plant Russian mulberry and June-berry. Mr. For- 

 bush thinks that the Charles Downing mulberry 

 is even better than the Russian, as a tree to at- 

 tract birds and keep them away from the cherries. 

 It is a quick grower. The fruit is highly colored, 



