90 GAEDEN ORNAMENTS 



Grod made nothing more interesting than birds 

 and man should care for them, giving them a dis- 

 tinctive place in his garden, realizing that through 

 their industry they free the plants from harmful 

 insects and slugs. The birds can be coaxed into 

 anyone's garden, that is, if care is taken in proper 

 planting, giving to the plots trees and plants that 

 they love. Under the rose bushes place a bath, 

 where they can come and preen their plmnage, but 

 if possible have it placed beyond the reach of in- 

 truding cats. 



When the custom of providing drinking cups to 

 quench the thirst of our native birds first came 

 into fashion, it is hard to determine. Perchance^ 

 it was in the early days when in 1621, the colonists 

 built rail fences, to enclose their separate lots. 

 Over these they trained the wild morning glory and 

 sweet-scented honeysuckle, the perfume of which 

 doubtless carried them back to the beautiful Eng- 

 lish gardens that still existed in their native land. 



Doubtless, during the life of WiUiam Penn, 

 when he encouraged the laying out of old English 

 gardens, he included in the design a planting to at- 

 tract bird life. This was still further encouraged 

 when the first botanical garden came into existence 



