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Mr. Ridgeway’s home there are being nursed many seedlings of wild 
plants for transplanting to Bird Haven. It is his dream to have growing 
in this beautiful preserve all of the plants native to the area. Many 
wonderful experiments have grown to maturity since Mr. Ridgeway 
began the place. With the native plants at the home place are found 
many rare plants that have been introduced into the United States from 
other parts of the world. This region is the home of the cross vine, the 
southern relative of the trumpet vine, and in blossoming time its long 
orange flowers are greatly visited by the humming birds. This labor of 
love is a fine example of what can be done with patience and small means 
and is one of the most successful accomplishments of its kind. 
A visit to Bird Haven is like a pilgrimage to a shrine and one js im- 
pressed with not only the beauty of the place but the high ideals and 
wonderful knowledge which is evident as one realizes the immense 
amount of work, the long and gentle patience required to fulfill the plans 
that have here reached perfection. OrpHEuS M. ScHANTz. 
(Photos by Author.) 






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