I.O2 IJEDGES^ \yiNDBREAKS, SHELTERS., ETC. 



me, at first thought, with reference to the neighbor- 

 hood of fruit-eaters. Bear this in mind, that if you 

 plant a very few bushes of berries or a single cherry 

 tree you are likely to find that you have only a supply 

 for either the birds or yourself, and the birds will find 

 out the same thing. As a consequence you will 

 probably go without cherries and berries, and the 

 birds will take them. The better plan is to count 

 the birds into the family, and plant for both. I do 

 not easily forget a father who, many years ago, I 

 detected grafting the wild cherry trees with sweeter 

 sorts, along the edge of the woods, in order that, as 

 he said, "the birds might have all they wanted." 

 That father was not only wise as a bird friend, but 

 wise as a horticulturist. 



SECTION III THE WOMAN'S CORNER. 



Of course every woman is interested in all 

 measures to beautify home and make it more valu- 

 able, but there are certain feminine needs not quite 

 covered in the general plan of horticultural work. 

 For instance, woman is specifically the sewer of rents 

 and the artist of the needle. As such she should 

 have (i) a sewing balcony. Let me describe one. 

 It is in the northeast corner of the house over a 

 veranda. The building to south and west cuts off 

 the afternoon sun. There is a grapevine that climbs 

 up the north side of the veranda below, then goes 

 up over a strong trellis that reaches over the balcony. 

 It is a wild grape and a rampant grower, and it has 

 made a complete awning overhead. It bears profit- 

 ably a good jelly grape. The floor of the balcony 



