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find in your book of reference. Go to a garden catalogue 

 for them. 



Animals in the Home Grounds. You will say at first 

 that there are no animals in your home grounds, unless 

 it be your pets, dogs, cats, or birds. Occasionally you 

 will have a rabbit that feeds upon your lettuce, and in the 

 far West the gophers and ground squirrels may become 



How many animals can you find in this picture ? How many can you add that are 

 found in your home grounds ? 



pests. But if you have trees and shrubs, there are almost 

 certainly birds to be found nesting. You are quite sure 

 to find a toad or two living in the garden. A good many 

 more insects than are desirable are also likely to be found 

 feeding on the plants or shrubs. Snails and slugs feed on 

 your flowering plants, while earthworms, ants, and several 

 kinds of insect larvae may be found in the earth. Let us 

 see what we can learn about some of these friends and 

 enemies of our trees and gardens. 



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