. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. ELEVEN" IMPORTANT WILD-DUCK FOODS. DISTRIBUTION. 11 The range (fig. 9) of the water elm (Planera aquatica) extends from the lower Wabash Valley in Indiana to the river bottoms of eastern Texas, and from western Tennessee and southeastern North Carolina to Fig. 9.—Range of water elm. PROPAGATION. Seeds of the water elm do not seem to be ripe at the time they usually fall; the real ripening probably occurs as they lie in the water beneath the parent tree. While it is difficult, therefore, to collect seeds
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. ELEVEN" IMPORTANT WILD-DUCK FOODS. DISTRIBUTION. 11 The range (fig. 9) of the water elm (Planera aquatica) extends from the lower Wabash Valley in Indiana to the river bottoms of eastern Texas, and from western Tennessee and southeastern North Carolina to Fig. 9.—Range of water elm. PROPAGATION. Seeds of the water elm do not seem to be ripe at the time they usually fall; the real ripening probably occurs as they lie in the water beneath the parent tree. While it is difficult, therefore, to collect seeds in proper condition for planting, young plants of water elm abound and if carefully lifted and packed should stand shipment well. Great care must be taken to prevent the roots from drying. They should be embedded in balls of earth and sewed up in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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