WISCONSIN AQUATIC NURSERIES, 
WII.D CELERY 
BRINGS THE DIVING DUCKS 
Canvasbacks, Red¬ 
heads, Bluebills, etc., 
darken the sky over 
the wild celery beds. 
A few years ago it 
was no trick at all 
to go out and get 
the limit of those 
big- old Canvasbacks 
and Redheads, neith¬ 
er is it today where 
the Wild Celery beds 
abound. But, many 
of the vast Wild 
Celery beds of for¬ 
mer years have dis¬ 
appeared; drainage, 
pollution and other 
causes have de¬ 
stroyed many and 
many an acre of 
them. We must util¬ 
ize every lake, pond and stream to prolong this 
sport. 
You will find no better way to increase your en¬ 
joyment during your hours of recreation than shoot¬ 
ing these leery old divers. Thousands of them can 
be attracted to your local waters by establishing 
a growth of Wild Celery. 
All parts of the plant are eaten by the Wild Ducks, 
but the tender winterbuds and rootstocks are rel¬ 
ished most. Once the Wild Celery is established in 
your waters it will grow there permanently. There 
is no danger of the ducks destroying the growth for 
there are many tubers which break off remaining in 
the mud and many plants never molested which will 
produce the following year. 
IMPORTANT FOR FISH 
Wild Celery being a submerged water plant is 
also important as a food and cover plant for fish. 
The plants support countless numbers of minute in¬ 
sect and animal life which fish depend upon for 
food. Fish also eat portions of the plants them¬ 
selves. A bed of Wild Celery will keep your waters 
pure and clear and well oxygenated, which is im¬ 
portant for fish life. The plants provide shelter 
and hiding places for young fish, where they can 
escape from their enemies, assuring many more of 
them reaching maturity. Wild Celery is an excellent 
winter food for Muskrats. 
WHAT AND WHEN TO PLANT 
The Wild Celery propagates in three ways, by 
seed, runners and winterbuds, a sort of tuber. It is 
by planting these winterbuds (tubers) that one can 
establish a quick and very good growth of Wild 
Celery in their waters. Results may be noticed by 
the following fall. Tubers may be planted in 
spring, summer or fall. 
Wild Celery 
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