OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN 
Burreed 
Reedgrass 
COVER PLANTS 
BURREED 
Is a valuable plant to have growing in your 
marsh. Seeds which resemble kernels of corn, shell 
from the large prickly burr during fall and are 
eagerly eaten by Marsh Ducks. 
Burreed grows from 3 to 5 feet in height and dur¬ 
ing early summer makes ideal nesting places for the 
Wild Ducks, also provides blinds for the hunter dur¬ 
ing fall. 
CATTAILS 
These plants grow to be 5 to 7 feet high and make 
good blinds. Cattail plants rank very high as a 
food, also cover plant for the Muskrats. 
REEDGRASS 
Makes the very best blinds for hunters. It grows 
from 5 to 8 feet with numerous long, narrow leaves, 
during late fall in the North, Wild Ducks will seek 
shelter from the cold winds among the Reedgrass. 
It is also of importance for the Muskrat. 
BULRUSH 
The Bulrush will grow in waters having very 
sandy bottoms where other vegetation cannot be 
grown. It provides excellent blinds for the hunter 
and good shelter for the Ducks. 
WHEN AND WHERE TO PLANT 
The Burreed, Cattail and Reedgrass grow best on 
a fairly rich soil either on wet lowlands or in waters 
from 1 to 18 inches in depth. Bulrush will grow on 
any kind of bottom except stone, in waters from 1 
inch to 3 feet in depth. The roots of these plants 
should be transplanted during May and June. 
HOW TO PLANT 
Slip on your boots, take a spade or digging shovel 
and a quantity of roots to the place you are going 
to plant. In the shallow waters about three feet 
apart, take up a shovel full of soil and place 1 root 
in each hole, then replace the soil and press it firmly 
into place with your boot. One Thousand Roots will 
plant one Acre. 
PRICE 
$5.00 per 100 Roots; $45.00 per 1000 Roots. 
BURREED SEED $1.00 PER POUND. 
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