Identifier: ournativebirdsh00lang (find matches)
Title: Our native birds; how to protect them and attract them to our homes
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Lange, Dietrich, 1863-1940. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Birds Bird attracting
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan company London, Macmillan & co., ltd.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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4. Coulter, Manual of the Botany of the Rocky Mountain Region. 5. Whitney and Watson, Botany of California. I believe that our native trees, shrubs, vines, andflowers should be used much more for ornamental pur-poses. .Readers who may wish to know the more con-spicuous wild flowers are referred to Mrs. Dana, Howto know the Wild Flowers, and to Parsons and Buck,The Wild Flowers of California. Both books are illustrated and are well adapted to thepurpose they intend to serve, and show that hundredsof our wild flowers deserve a place in our parks andgardens. Our schools in observing Bird and Arbor Day, orNature Day, should not neglect vines, shrubs, andflowers. Your space for trees may be limited, but youcan always find corners, fences, and walls for vines,shrubs, and flowers, and it is generally easier to make TREES, VINES, AND SHRUBS 23 these smaller plants grow. When you transfer wildplants to your lawns and gardens, do not fail to ob-serve closely under what conditions they grow, and
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Fig. 2.— False Bittersweet. The Pale Orange Arils have notyet opened. about one-fourth natural slze. then surround them, as far as possible, by the sameconditions of light, shade, temperature, soil, and moist- 24 OUR NATIVE BIRDS ure. A shade-loving plant will, of course, perish ifplanted against an exposed south front wall. The groups in which I have arranged the woodyplants that are of special interest to bird lovers need nofurther explanation. a. Species with Dense Foliage and Copious Branching.— Trees and other woody plants of this character offergood nesting places for many species ; they protect thefledglings from cats, crows, and hawks, and some ofthem also bear fruit, which is eaten by many birds.The following are suggested : — 1. Norway Spruce and Native Spruces. 2. Scotch Pine, Austrian Pine, and Native Pines. 3. White Cedar and Red Cedar. N., S., W. 4. White Elm. N., S. 5. Wild Plums. N., S., M., W. 6. Wild Haws. Cratcec/us. N., S., M., W. 7. Mulberries. 8. Choke Cher

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