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these and other shrubs, the roots must be kept moist in a pail partly 
filled with water during the operation. 
Planting is made easy by the use of a mattock or grub hoe to 
chop out the sod or to open a space for the roots, Care should be 
taken in planting shrubs properly, The success or failure of shrub 
or tree plantings frequently depends on proper setting of the trans- 
plants. 
'IERE TO PLANT SHRUBS 
In order that shrubs be most effective in providing food and 
cover, both for nesting sites and as hiding places from predators, 
plantings should be made at the edge of woods, in corners of unused 
fields or pastures bordering swamps or marshes. Abandoned pastures 
or old fields growing up to grey birch or red cedar are usually 
devoid of fruit-boaring shrubs. Shrubs and vines planted in these 
areas will greatly increase their desirability for game. 
The shrubs on the attached list are recommended for planting in 
Connecticut, The botanical name is given because it is important to 
use the scientific term if shrubs are to be ordered from a nursery. 
To these should be added summer and fall or winter hardy apple trees 
for planting in grouse covers. Mulberry trees are excellent for 
attracting song birds in summer, Green brier or Bull brier (Smilax 
sp.) provides valuable tangles for protection from predators and 
also berries for food, but cannot be recommended for use on valuable 
or cultivated lands. Frost grape (Vitis vulpina) hangs on late into 
the winter and is a valuable addition to any pheasant, grouse or 
C. 
quail covert. The red-berried nightshade (Solanum Duljamara), while 
not commonly found in Connecticut is ntive and provides an excellent 
food for our game birds. Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) and staghorn