The Fur Animals of Louisiana 



A clump of paille chat tigre or "wild cat grass," (Juncus roemerianus) , showing tk>« 

 manner in which muskrats feed on the root systems of this marsh plant. 



Cistern water was used and the seeds thoroughly immersed. 

 The data obtained by Mr. Svihla follows : 



Scirpus robustus (1926 maturity) 



Date 

 Sown 



Seeds not removed from spikes... 7-25-'26 



Seeds removed from spikes 7-26-'26 



■ Scirpus robustus (1925 maturity) 



■Seeds not removed from spikes. . 7-19-26 



Seeds removed from spikes 7-19-'26 



Typha angustafolia (1925 maturity)... 7-19-'26 



Tppha latifolia (1926 maturity) 7-26-'26 



Germi- 

 nated 

 8-24-'26 

 8- 8-'26 



8- 2-'26 

 7-24-'26 

 8- 7*'26 



Duration 



20 days 

 13 days 



15 days 



5 days 

 12 days 



In the case of the leafy three-cornered grass, as might 

 .be expected, the removal of the seeds hastened germination, 

 as the husks and chaff impeded speedy inhibition of the 

 water and encouraged mold and bacterial growth. The 

 germination experiments proved that these plants germi- 

 nate quickly and that propagation by seeds should prove an 

 «easy matter. 



