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peared, by following the latter down and digging n]> the 

 rootstocks and buds ; or the young plants may be taken up 

 in spring just as they sprout. They should be kept moist 

 and cool until wanted for planting. It, as well as wild rice 

 seed, may be stored in partly filled burlap bags, among 

 which blocks of ice are placed and the whole covered with 

 sawdust and kept wet. In cold climates seed may some- 

 times be perfectly preserved by keeping the seed in water 

 which is changed daily, and kept out of doors during the 

 winter, except when frozen, germinating very satisfactorily. 

 This also applies equally to wild rice. 



Where to Plant Wild Celery: 



Wild celery, Mr. McAtee found, grows best on muddy 

 bottoms in from 3y 2 to 6y 2 feet of fresh water, though it will 

 grow also in sand and in both deeper and shallower water. 

 A sluggish current suits it better than either stagnant or 

 rapid water. 



How to Plant Wild Celery: 



For sowing, the pods should be broken up (in water) 

 into pieces about y 2 inch in length, which can be sown broad- 

 cast not too thickly, as the plants spread rapidly by root- 

 stocks and will soon make a dense growth. The winter buds 

 or pieces of roots with tufts of leaves must be weighted to 

 bold them to the bottom and enable them to take root. This 

 may be accomplished by loosely threading several plants 

 together and tying stones to them, or by embedding them in 

 balls of clay. The broken seed pods also may be put into 

 clay and dropped into the water. 



When to Plant Wild Celery: 



If not likely to be covered by mud, the best time to sow 

 the seed pods is in the fall. Winter buds collected in fall 

 should be kept in cold storage, and these, as well as young 

 plants gathered in the spring, should be set out in May or 

 June. 



