. . Fig. 22. — Wild rice. (From Circular No. 81, Bureau of Biological Survey, United StatesDepartment of Agriculture.) do so by transplanting. It was transplanted often by Indiantribes, who used it as food. It usually will not succeed insmall stagnant ponds or in the margins of swift runningstreams, but is readily established along the borders of marshystreams where the current is slow, and in large ponds wherethere is a slight current. It thrives best on a mud bottom, CONSERVATION OF GAME BIRDS. 575 although it may sometimes succeed
. . Fig. 22. — Wild rice. (From Circular No. 81, Bureau of Biological Survey, United StatesDepartment of Agriculture.) do so by transplanting. It was transplanted often by Indiantribes, who used it as food. It usually will not succeed insmall stagnant ponds or in the margins of swift runningstreams, but is readily established along the borders of marshystreams where the current is slow, and in large ponds wherethere is a slight current. It thrives best on a mud bottom, CONSERVATION OF GAME BIRDS. 575 although it may sometimes succeed in sand. It will grow inbrackish tidewater, but will not thrive where the water isappreciably salty to the taste, nor in stagnant water seeds naturally fall into the water and mud about theparent plant, and, being slightly barbed, work gradually intothe bottom. Many people who have planted wild rice seed have beendisappointed in the result; but failures have been due in mostcases either to planting in unfavorable localities or to lack ofvitalit
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