PLANTS VALUABLE FOR THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR FRUIT : Page 413

To those people who occupy their permanent homes only during thefall and winter months, and whose greatest enjoyment from their land-scape plantings should be produced by the fruiting effects, this is animportant problem. It is admitted that many of our plants, such as thehorse-chestnut, tree of heaven, honey locust, and hackberry, producefruit which because of its littering habit is objectionable. Theseplants, however, are very few. The list of plants which produce fruitvaluable because of certain characteristics such as interesting formand size, colour effects, and the ability to retain the fruit during thelater winter months, includes many of our trees, shrubs, and vines thatare valuable for their flowering effects also. This question is such animportant one that each of the groups should be taken up in an in-dividual discussion. The value of plants for their fruits which attractour many bird friends presents such an interesting study that this hasbeen taken up as a distinct part of this chapter.