. A history of the game birds, wild-fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states : including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence . tly hook-shaped, andfrom it extend numerous fibrous roots, which anchor it tothe bottom. The flowers may be found from late July toNovember. The lower branches of the flower head whichbear the male flowers are widely separated and
. A history of the game birds, wild-fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states : including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence . tly hook-shaped, andfrom it extend numerous fibrous roots, which anchor it tothe bottom. The flowers may be found from late July toNovember. The lower branches of the flower head whichbear the male flowers are widely separated and stand out fromthe stem, but the upper branches of pistillate flowers aregrouped together and erect. The grain (Fig. 22 A) is from one-half to three-fourths of an inch long, slender and uniform indiameter, with ends rounded or pointed. A perceptible ribruns along one side of the grain and a slight groove along theother. The husk of the seed (Fig. 22 B) has six grooves alongit and a long pointed beard or beak, the whole grain and huskbeing sometimes more than an inch and a half in length. 574 GAME BIRDS, WILD-FOWL AND SHORE BIRDS. Wild rice grows naturally from northern Lake Winnipegto middle Florida and from northern New Brunswick to theGulf coast in eastern Texas. It does not grow in every suit-able place within its range, but in most cases it may be made to.
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