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COVER PLANTS 
BURREED 
Is a valuable plant to have growing in your 
marsh. Seeds which resemble kernels of corn, 
shell from the large prickly burr during fall and 
are eagerly eaten by Marsh Ducks. 
Burreed grows from 38 to 5 feet in height and 
during early summer makes ideal nesting places 
for the Wild Ducks, also provides blinds for the 
hunter during fall. 
As a muskrat food, the Burreed is one of the three 
most important. Its young shoots and runners are 
tender and numerous, 
CATTAILS 
Cattails are hardy plants 
for wet soils and _ shallow 
waters. They offer excellent 
cover for wild ducks and pro- 
tection for other aquatic 
plants. These plants grow 
to be 5 to 7 feet high and 
make good blinds. Cattail 
Plants are very important as 
food and cover plants for 
muskrats, being tender and 
high in starch contents which 
helps produce a glossy coat. 
(See Illustration Page 27) 
Burreed Seed Head 
(Sparganium) 
Page 26 
REEDGRASS 
Makes the very best blinds 
for hunters. It grows from 
5 to 8 feet with numerous 
long narrow leaves, during 
late fall in the North, Wild 
Ducks will seek shelter from 
the cold winds among the 
Reedgrass. It is also of im- 
portance for the Muskrat. 
WHERE AND HOW 
TO PLANT 
The Burreed, Cattail and Reedgrass grow best on a 
fairly rich soil either on wet lowlands or in waters 
from 1 to 18 inches in depth. The roots of these plants 
should be transplanted during May thru November. 
Slip on your boots, take a spade or digging shovel 
and a quantity of roots to the place you are going 
to plant. In the shallow waters about three feet 
apart, take up a shovel full of soil and place 1 root 
in each hole, then replace the soil and press it firmly 
into place with your boot. 
Reedgrass (Phragmites) 
Price—Delivered 
Burreed Roots ....... $35.00 per 1000, $4.50 per 100. 
Gattail: Roots eae $40.00 per 1000, $5.00 per 100. 
Reedgrass Roots ..... $38.00 per 1000, $5.00 per 100. 
Burreed Seed $1.25 per lb.; 5 Ibs. @ $6.00. 
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