PROPAGATION" OF WILD-DUCK FOODS. 



Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Kiver to. New Brunswick; 1 from 

 the central Dakotas, western Nebraska, and eastern Texas to the 

 Atlantic coast; and as far south along that coast as central Florida 

 (fig. 3). The plant is rather local and of course is confined to the 

 lowlands. The center of its abundance is in Wisconsin, Iowa, and 

 Minnesota. 



PROPAGATION. 



Although wild rice does not grow naturally in every suitable 

 place within its range, in most cases it can be made to do so by trans- 

 planting. Formerly wild rice was often transplanted by various 



Fig. 3. — Range of wild rice. 



(Black spots show where it has been successfully trans 

 planted.) 



tribes of Indians, and investigations by the Bureau of Plant Industry 

 have shown that with proper treatment of the seed the plant may 

 be propagated in any favorable waters in the country. It has also 

 been successfully grown in Europe. The black spots on the accom- 

 panying map (fig. 3) represent numerous localities where it has been 

 successfully transplanted in North America. The showing thus made 

 should encourage those who are looking for a plant to make barren 

 waters attractive to ducks, and especially those who have already 

 tried wild rice without success. However, experimenters must be pre- 

 pared for occasional failure, for the plant sometimes refuses to grow 



1 It is reported without definite locality from Newfoundland. 



