PROPAGATION OF WILD-DUCK FOODS. 7 
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 
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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 
It is reported without definite locality from Newfoundland. 
