. Department circular. Agriculture. fruit to cultivate for human food could the birds and squirrels be kept away from it. The red-berried elder begins to fruit early in June, bears fruit well through July, and like the com- mon elder (Savibucus canadensis), which fruits in Massachu- setts in August and Se])tember, is one of the chief attractions for summer birds More than one hundred species are known to feed upon elderberries. Close to the elders in attractiveness come the cornels or dogwoods. These are summer fruiting plants. All the mulberry trees are extremely inviting to birds. The native
. Department circular. Agriculture. fruit to cultivate for human food could the birds and squirrels be kept away from it. The red-berried elder begins to fruit early in June, bears fruit well through July, and like the com- mon elder (Savibucus canadensis), which fruits in Massachu- setts in August and Se])tember, is one of the chief attractions for summer birds More than one hundred species are known to feed upon elderberries. Close to the elders in attractiveness come the cornels or dogwoods. These are summer fruiting plants. All the mulberry trees are extremely inviting to birds. The native red mulberry (Morus rubra) is useful but does not fruit quite so early in June as the introduced white mulberry (Morus alba). The Russian mulberry has been widely recom- mended, attracts birds remarkably, and in some cases has been established in Massachusetts, but it appears not to be hardy on the higher lands of the State, and seems to require special treatment to establish it here. The Downing (or the New American, which appears to be identical) is a cultivated variety with a fruit that is much more palatable than the common kinds, and has been successfully grown here. The dwarf white mulberry also seems hardy and gives a crop of fruit a few years after planting. The mulberries make fine shade and ornamental trees, but should not be planted where they will overhang walks or buildings, as the decaying juicy fruit, if not all eaten by birds, drops to the ground in summer, where it is crushed by the feet of passers-by and disfig- ures walks or stains clothing. Wild black- berries, raspberries, blueberries and huckle- berries all are eaten by birds in summer and all attract them. All wild cherries tempt the birds in July, August or September. There is a prejudice against these trees because they harbor tent caterpillars, which, however, may be killed by early spraying, but if wild cherries are not present on our grounds many. Smilax, greenbrier, bull Please note that th
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