For Salty and Alkali Waters 
WIDGEON GRASS (Ruppia maritima) Best Duck 
Food for Salty Water. Submerged. Entire plant 
eagerly eaten by practically all Ducks, Brant and 
Geese. Grows in }/, to 10 feet water from slightly 
salty to full ocean strength, on either fertile or 
sandy bottom. Just the thing for coastal waters. 
Rooted Plants: Bu. $10.00; 5 bu. (enough for acre). 
HORNED POND PLANT (Zannichellia) Best Duck Food 
for semi-salt water up to 40% ocean strength. Also 
hard, clear fresh or alkali water 1 to 6 ft. deep, with 
sand, gravel or mud bottom. Plants: Bu., $6; 5 bu. 
(sows 1/2 A.) $22.50. 
SALTMARSH BULRUSH (Scirpus robustus) see page 2. 
SALICORNIA (Salicornia europaea). Thrives on strong- 
ly saline or alkaline flats, low ground, marshy places, 
without much water. Plant 4 bu. per acre. PLANTS: 
Bu., $10; 4 bu., $36. 
OTHER DUCK FOODS for somewhat SALT, BRACKISH 
and alkali waters, also grow in fresh hard water, are 
Sago Pond Plant, Wild Celery, Redhead Grass, and 
Bushy Pond Plant, described in this folder; and Musk- 
grass. (plant Muskgrass in fall). 
MUSKGRASS: Bu., $4 (5 Bu. sows acre). Pickerel Plant 
and Wampee also withstand slight brackishness. 
W, t fi li For Waterfowl 
ALE TLLLLES Fish and Flowers. 
TUBEROUS WHITE WATERLILY (C. tuberosa) 
Tubers eaten by ducks. Produces attractive 
white sweet-scented blossoms. Provides splen- 
did natural food and cover for fish. Plant on 
mud bottom in waters 1 to 4 ft. deep, using 750 
tubers per acre. 106, $6; 300, $15; 1000 $40. 
BANANA WATERLILY (Castalia mexicana) 
One of best duck foods for the Southern States. 
Plant in 1!/, to 3 ft. water in fertile soil. Hand- 
some yellow flowers. Plants: 100, $25; 1000, $125. 
WATER SHIELD. (Brasenia schreberi) Impor- 
tant food for Mallards, Black Ducks, Teal, Wood 
Ducks. Produces fish food and cover. Round 
floating leaves two inches across. Prefers 1 to 6 
ft. acid or neutral water. Grows Hudson Bay to 
Florida. PLANTS: 1000, $35; 500, $20; 100, $4.50. 
Plant 700 per acre. 
FLOWERS FOR LOWLANDS. 
SHORES, ETC. 
BLUE WATER IRIS. Blooms May. 
Blue Flowers. 10, $1: 100, $8; 
1000, $50. 
SWAMP LOOSETRIFE. Spikes pink 
flowers. July-Aug. 100, $39; 10, $5. 
MARSH MALLOW (Hibiscus) Flow- 
ers like Hollyhocks in August. 
10, $5; 100, $35. : 


