THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



most valuable in keeping down insects, 

 and should be encouraged by every means 

 possible to make their homes in the trees 

 and shrubs as well as in houses especially 

 made for them. Catbirds are particularly 

 happy in a garden, and the same pair will 

 return year after year to nest in their old 

 haunts and fill the air with beautiful song 

 that is almost as delightful as that of the 

 mocking bird. A small bird bath made 

 in the crevice of a rock or a small artificial 

 pool will prove a great attraction for them 

 as also for other song-birds. 



BEE SKEPES 



Bees are also desirable companions for 

 a garden. In days gone by there was 

 scarcely a garden that did not have its 

 bee-hives, although they were seldom val- 

 ued as ornamental accessories, but were 

 prized for the precious food they contrib- 

 uted to the housewife's larder, where honey 

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