June, 19 14 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



309 



Song Birds Will Live 

 in Your Garden 



My free illustrated booklet tells you how to attract and 

 make friends ol native birds. I have hundreds in my gar- 

 den every year. Don't you want bluebirds, wrens, purple 

 martins, flickers, etc.. living near you ? 



Here in one garden — I've drawn a circle about each — are 

 five Dodson Bird Houses, one Sheltered F eeding Table and 

 one Bird Bath. Hundreds of beautiful birds live in this 

 garden. The houses in the photograph are — 



The Dodson Automatic Feeding Table for Birds. 

 Price, with 8-foot pole, $6 — all-copper roof, $7.50. Size, 

 24 x 22 x 12 inches. 



The Dodson Great-Crested Flycatcher House — 



Price, $3, with all -copper roof $4. Size 15 x n x 8 inches. 



The Dodson Bluebird House. — Solid oak, cypress 

 shingle roof, copper coping, Price, $5. Size, 21 inches 

 high, 16 inches in diameter. 



The Dodson Tree-Swallow House — Size 12 x 14 x 9 

 inches. Price, $3; with all-copper roof, $4. 



The Dodson Cement Bird Bath; 32 inches high, basin 

 34 inches in diameter. 



The Dodson Wren House — Solid oak, cypress shingle 

 roof, copper coping. Price, $5. 



The Dodson Purple Martin House. Three stories; 

 26 rooms and attic. Over-all 44 x 37 x 31 inches. Price 

 $12 — with all-copper roof, $15. All pricesare f.o.b. Chicago. 



I have 20 different Houses, Feeding Tables, Shelters and 

 Baths — all for native birds — prices, $1.50 to $70. Have 

 been building Bird Houses for 18 years. 



Get Rid of English Sparrows 



They are enemies of our native birds. 

 Dodson Sparrow Trap. 



Set out a 



The Dodson Sparrow Traps are catching thousands of Sparrows all 

 over America. Gel one; banish the pest that drives away sonir birds. 

 The Dodson Sparrow Trap is of strong wire, electrically welded, 

 needle points at mouths of two funnels. Price $5 f.o.b. Chicago. 



If there is any question you want to ask about attract- 

 ing and helping our native birds write to me. I am glad to 

 help any one who loves the birds. 



JOSEPH H. DODSON 



709 Security Bldg., Chicago, 111. 



Mr. Dodson is a Director of the Illinois Audubon Society. 



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