222 GARDENING IN THE SOUTHWEST 
For valuable information on the control of pests, and remedies 
for plants, trees, etc., secure Texas Agricultural Bulletin No. 187, 
and U. S. Farmers Bulletin No. 1495, remembering that the exact 
amount of money (stamps not accepted) MUST accompany all 
requests for bulletins where a sum is charged. 
The great value of attracting the birds other than for their 
beauty of song and flashing colors, cannot be over-estimated—their 
invaluable destruction of worms and other pests on trees, shrubs 
and other plants. 
The three essentials to attract them are to provide adequate 
water, safety from cats and small boys’ guns, and food. This latter 
is secured largely by planting berry-bearing bushes—Mulberries 
are considered by them most delectable—and the weeping tree is 
not as wide in its root-spread as the other varieties. The Virginia 
Creeper and the Blue Cedar berries are equally relished, while the 
Haws, both black and red, vie with them in popularity. The fruit 
of the Hedgehog Cactus, one of the Echinocactus family, is greatly 
enjoyed by them also. 
Editors. 
