Bui. 936, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



PLATE III. 



Fig. I.— Typical Marsh Growth of Tule, or Bayonet Grass (Scirpus 



paludosus). 



The seeds of this plant furnish a valuable food for wild ducks. 



Fig. 2.— Growth of Cane (Phragmites phragmites). 



These plants furnish cover for ducks and their young and are used also by sportsmen in constructing 

 boat blinds during the hunting season. 



