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bright blues and clear blacks of the diiFerent 

 fruits are most attractive and especially if 

 there are evergreens with which to contrast 

 them, their decorative value has only to be 

 seen to be appreciated. 



The birds will find the evergreens, espe- 

 cially the dense, close growing Cedars, Arbor 

 Vitaes and Retinisporas extremely welcome as 

 roosting places on long, cold Winter nights, 

 as I have repeatedly, observed, every one of 

 my cedars having its cozy feathered tenants. 



I will never forget the night I saw, just 

 at dusk, a Pine-grosbeak creep into one of my Junipeis, the only one 

 of that species I have ever seen. Or that other February afternoon 

 when in a little flock of cedar birds eating Rarberries, I suddenly 

 realized that one was twice as large as any of the rest and had two 

 white bars on each wing and I knew I was watching a Rohemian 

 wax wing, that rare wanderer over the face of the world. I am sure he 

 found a sufficient supper, rather bitter to be sure, but warming, and a 

 dense Arbor Vitae hedge kept him warm and sale for one night at least. 



Black-capped Chickadee 



"Any side up, without 



care, is the label he bears" 



Courtesy U. S. Farmers' 



Bulletin, No. 630 



Readers interested in the study of birds can obtain descriptive 

 leaflets, including colored plates and an outline, concerning over a hun- 

 dred birds, from the National Association of Audubon Societies, 1974 

 Broadway, New York City, for the nominal sum of three cents each 

 (no order for less than fifteen cents); also useful bird study books, etc. 



For a complete work on the subject of this 



chapter we recommend 



BIRD NEIGHBORS, by Nellie Blanchan. Excellent plates of birds in 



natural colors make possible the identification of many birds even by the 



unpracticed eye. 234 pages. Price, $3.65 postpaid. Secure your copies 



where you bought your Garden Guide. 



Always consult Index to Contents. Familiarize yourself with it. There 



are hundreds of good things in this book that will escape your attention if 



you do not use the Index freely. 



