. The Game breeder . may be sown in similar situations atany time during spring or summer. Water-Weed. Evidence for the value of water-weedis of the same nature as for density and luxuriance of its growthare such that water-weed maintains itsstand even when fed upon daily by alarge number of ducks. Small quanti-ties of the plant have been found instomachs of the mallard, blue-wingedteal and goldeneye. Water-weeds (Figs. 19 and 20) havelong, branching stems with luxtiriantfoliage and are of a beautiful translucentgreen color. The leaves which are setupon the stem in who
. The Game breeder . may be sown in similar situations atany time during spring or summer. Water-Weed. Evidence for the value of water-weedis of the same nature as for density and luxuriance of its growthare such that water-weed maintains itsstand even when fed upon daily by alarge number of ducks. Small quanti-ties of the plant have been found instomachs of the mallard, blue-wingedteal and goldeneye. Water-weeds (Figs. 19 and 20) havelong, branching stems with luxtiriantfoliage and are of a beautiful translucentgreen color. The leaves which are setupon the stem in whorls of from 2 to 4(usually 3), vary from ovate to strap-shaped, and may be pointed or obtuse,and are sometimes finely toothed. Theyare from one-fourth to one inch or morein length and from one-twelfth to one-eighth of an inch in width. The smallflowers are borne on rather long stalksand open at the surface of the fruit, which is rare, is few seededand ripens under water. This plant was introduced into Great. Fig. i8—Water-cress. THE GAME BREEDER 79 Britain in the middle of the nineteenthcentury, and spread rapidly, making suchrank growth that it soon became a pest,
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