. Report of the State highway commission on the Iowa lakes and lake beds . / / s7 i ! If. Fig. 79—Greater Bulrush (Scirpus fluviatilis-Torr), Grey. This plant is very commonon the more shallow Iowa lakes and marshes. INVESTIGATION OF PLANTS AND TREES 189 The tables showing percentage of trees illustrates the manner inWhich nature covers the shore lines. It will be seen that the trees aresuch as are common in other parts of the state. Around Swan Lakethere were some usually good sized black walnuts, hackberry and buroak, and those same varieties can doubtless be induced to grow at theother lake
. Report of the State highway commission on the Iowa lakes and lake beds . / / s7 i ! If. Fig. 79—Greater Bulrush (Scirpus fluviatilis-Torr), Grey. This plant is very commonon the more shallow Iowa lakes and marshes. INVESTIGATION OF PLANTS AND TREES 189 The tables showing percentage of trees illustrates the manner inWhich nature covers the shore lines. It will be seen that the trees aresuch as are common in other parts of the state. Around Swan Lakethere were some usually good sized black walnuts, hackberry and buroak, and those same varieties can doubtless be induced to grow at theother lakes. The groves on the lake shores should sooner or later become theproperty of the state or county by purchase. The value of such placescan hardly be estimated in dollars and cents. People will come to thesegroves and the lakes from the surrounding country. Silver Lake acrossthe line in Minnesota draws hundreds of Iowa tourists. The water sawautos by the dozens going to this one lake during the past is no question but that the demand for outing places is a real one,and o
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