184 Wild Bird Guests 



*Larix americana, American larch. 



decidua, European larch. (Introduced.) 

 *Pyrus floribunda, flowering crab-apple. (In- 

 troduced.) 



SHRUBS 



Berberis Thunbergii, Japanese barberry. (In- 

 troduced.) 



**Rosa sp., wild roses. 

 **Rosa multiflora. (Introduced.) 

 ***Rhus sp., sumacs (non-poisonous). 

 ** Viburnum Opulus, high-bush cranberry. 



VINES 



*Celastrus Orbiculatus, false bittersweet. (In- 

 troduced.) 



*Celastrus scandens, false bittersweet. 

 *P seder a tricuspidata, Boston ivy. 



"The above species are listed as a spring food 

 supply, not because their fruits ripen in the 

 spring, but because ripening in the summer or 

 autumn, they hang on or persist until spring, 

 unless previously eaten by the birds. The 

 Washington thorn is one of the handsomest of 

 our native species, perfectly hardy, though not 

 indigenous to the northeastern United States, 

 and is, with its handsome fruit, a great favorite 



