Ornamental Woody Plants Attractive to Birds (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: Myer Katz
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265852170
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Excerpt from Ornamental Woody Plants Attractive to Birds To safeguard a sanctuary against enemies of birds, mass planting of shrubs is invaluable. A thick, thorny hedge is more ornamental than an iron, wooden, or stone fence, and assures birds of certain protection from many, and possible protection from others, of their natural enemies. A hedge also provides many nesting places and gives protection to eggs and birds. In general, mass planting is of greater value than individual plant ings in attracting and protecting birds. To induce a variety of birds to visit or inhabit the home grounds. Provender for all should be supplied-conifers and other seed-bearing plants for pine siskins, goldfinches, crossbills, redpolls, and other seedeating species; and apple, bayberry, snowberry, and scores of other fruit producing plants for the fruit-eating species, as robins, cardinals, mocking birds, bluebirds, and many others (conservation Bulletin 1, Attracting Birds, obtainable from the Biological Survey). The fruits, berries, and seeds of wild plants are more relished by birds than are those of domesticated vari eties, and planting a large number of wild species therefore helps to protect those that are cultivated. In this paper are listed and briefly discussed some of the more com mon shrubs, trees, and vines both as to their ornamental value about the home and as to their value from the food and cover standpoint for attract ing desirable birds. No attempt is made to offer suggestions for land scaping, and little description is given of the plants listed. (hints on landscaping may be obtained from U. S. Dept. Agr. Farmers' Bull. 1087, Beautifying the Nurserymen can offer helpful advice on the suitability of the plants listed for specific regions or can suggest simi lar horticultural or wild varieties. Propagating stock can usually be oh tained from reliable nurseries. From these organizations also information can usually be obtained as to suitable varieties, their possibilities for growth, range, habitat requirements, and the like. These data are there fore not included in this paper. The United States Bureau of Plant Industry maintains a file of addresses and catalogs of several thousand nurseries throughout the United States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.