THE UPPER GARDEN 



the upper garden ; but in order to enjoy them ourselves, 

 we have to resort to strategy. Having seen bits of 

 paper strung on tapes flapping over berry beds in 

 France, we tried that clever device as a protection 

 against our own greedy birds. Do you think that they 

 were intimidated? Not in the least. They had the 

 audacity actually to alight on the tapes, evidently re 

 garding them as put there for their especial convenience. 

 That failing, more drastic measures had to be taken. 

 Immense lengths of mosquito netting were sewn to 

 gether, spread over poles, then wired to the ground 

 entirely around the raspberry bushes. I confess it did 

 not add to the beauty of the garden, but it served its 

 purpose and really prolonged our season, as the berries 

 ripened more slowly under this thin covering. 



It is only within the last two years that we have made 

 the acquaintance of the Physalis family, two members 

 of which now have their homes in our upper garden. 

 The domestic Physalis (pubescens) or ground cherry, 

 sometimes also called cherry tomato, in her modest 

 khaki-colored garment and her humble attitude, 



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