
For Shallow Water and Marsh 
SMARTWEEDS (Polygonum) 
Rate high as Duck Foods -- many varieties. 
Mostly lowland plants, surviving flood and 
drought. Use these perennial Varieties. 
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. (Plants A.) $15. Available throughout 
Spring. 
SWAMP SMARTWEED (Polygonum hydropiper- 
oides). Moist margins, shallow hard or soft water. 
Good duck food. Plants 1000 - $30; 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. 
WATER SMARTWEED (P. Amphibium) Fine 
Duck Food. Plant 1500 to A. in water 6 in. to 4 ft. 
deep. PLANTS: 500, $19; 1000, $35. 
GREAT BULRTSH (Scirpis acutus) Duck, Muskrat and 
Fish Food and Cover. Withstands wave action and 
protects banks, shores, and other plants. I/, to 3 ft. 
fresh water. 1000, $40; 100, $5. Use 1500 per acre. 
RIVER BULRUSH (S. fluviatilis). Duck and Muskrat 
Food and Cover. Grows in shallow water, marshes, 
withstands drought. 1000, $35; 100, $4. Use 1500 per 
acre. 
SALTMARSH BULRUSH (S. robustus) Excellent Duck 
and Muskrat Food and Cover for Salt Marshes. Plant 
where flooded at high tide. 1000, $35; 100, $4.50. 
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 | foot water. 
Thrives throughout U. S. PLANT on shores, 
marshes, lowlands, ditch banks and dams. 
ROOTS or PLANTS: 1000, $30; 300, $10; 100, $4. 
Plant 1200 per acre. 
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