WISCONSIN AQUATIC NURSERIES. 
WILD CELERY 
BRINGS THE DUCKS 
Canvasbacks, Red;- 
heads, Bluebills, Mal¬ 
lards and Blacks 
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 wild 
ducks, neither is it 
today where the Wild 
Celery beds abound. 
But, many of the 
vast Wild Celery 
beds of former years 
have disappeared; 
drainage, pollution 
and other causes 
have destroyed many 
and many an acre of 
them. We must util¬ 
ize every lake, pond and stream to prolong this 
sport, reestablish those Wild Celery beds. 
You will find no better way to increase your en¬ 
joyment during your hours of recreation than shoot¬ 
ing these wild ducks. 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, it also reseeds itself. 
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 
