
For Shallow Water and Marsh 
SMARTWEEDS (Polygonum) 
Rate high as Duck Foods -- many varieties. 
Mostly lowland plants, surviving flood and 
drought. Use Plants of perennial varieties in 
Spring for best results. 
SMARTWEED -- Assorted Northern-grown 
Plants for planting in North, on lowlands in May - 
June. Use 2,000 per A. 1000, $20; 100, $3. 
SMARTWEED. Assorted Southern-grown Plants 
for Southern States. For shallow water. Bu. $4; 
5 bu. $15. Available throughout Spring. 
SWAMP SMARTWEED (Polygonum hydropiper- 
oides). Moist margins, shallow hard or soft water. 
Good duck food. Plants 1000 - $25; 100 - $4. Use 
1500 per acre. Perennial. 
MARSH SMARTWEED (Polygonum. muhlen- 
bergii). Use on shores, shallow water. Stands fluc- 
tuating water levels, drought. 1000, $30; 100, $4. 
Use 1500 per acre. Perennial Duck food. 
SMARTWEED (Polygonum pennsylvanicum) 
Duck, Upland Bird food. Annual. Sow on mud 
shores out of water -- 40 lb. per A. SEED: 100 lb. 
$19; 10 Ib. $2; lb. 35c. 
GREAT BULRUSH (Scirpus acutus) Duck, Musk- 
rat and Fish Food and Cover. Withstands wave 
action and protects banks, shores, and other 
plants. 1/, to 3 ft. fresh water. 1000, $30; 100, $4. 
Use 1500 per acre. 
RIVER BULRUSH (S. fluviatilis). Duck and 
Muskrat Food and Cover. Grows in shallow 
water, marshes, withstands drought. 1000, $30; 
100, $4. Use 1500 per acre. 
SPIKE RUSH (Eleocharis palustris) Plant for 
Ducks from May through July on mud or few 
inches water. Clumps 1000, $40; 100, $5. 1500 to A. 
GIANT BURREED (Sparganium eurycarpum) 
Burs of seeds as big as kernels of corn. Makes 
good food for Mallards, Black Ducks, etc. “Tops” 
as Muskrat food and house material. Its rush-like 
growth, 2 to 3 feet tall, makes excellent cover, || 
and its network of heavy, quarter-inch, runners, 
hold banks, stop erosion, and cause it to spread 
quickly. Survives floods, drought, and complete 
drying of land. Does best in not over 1 foot water. 
Thrives throughout U. S. PLANT on shores, 
marshes, lowlands, ditch banks and dams. 
ROOTS OR PLANTS: 1000, $30; 100, $4. Plant 1200 
per acre. SEED: Lb., $1; Ag Ibs. (Sows acre) $8. 

