For Salty and Alkali Waters 
WIDGEON GRASS (Ruppia maritima) Best Duck Food 
for Salty Waters. Submerged. Entire plant eagerly eaten 
by practically all Ducks, Brant and Geese. Grows in 
Iz to 10 feet water from slightly salty to full ocean 
strength, on either fertile or sandy bottom. Just the thing 
ae waters. Rooted Plants: Bu. $14; 5 bu. (plants 
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. Grows throughout North 
America. PLANTS: Bu., $6; 5 bu. (sows 1/2 A.) $25.00. 
SALTMARSH BULRUSH (Scirpus robustus) see page oe 
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., $14; 4 bu. $48. 
OTHER DUCK FOODS for somewhat SALT, BRACKISH 
and alkali waters, also grow in fresh hard water, are 
Sago Pond Plant, Wild Celery. Redhead Grass. Pickerel 
Plant and Wampee also withstand slight brackishness. 
All are described elsewhere in this folder. 
W, n f; f; For Waterfowl 
QLETLLLLES Fish and Flowers 
TUBEROUS WHITE WATERLILY (C. tuberosa) Tubers 
eaten by ducks. Produces attractive white sweet-scented 
blossoms. Provides splendid natural food and cover for 
fish. Grows eastern 1/2 of U.S. Plant on mud bottom in 
waters 1 to 4 ft. deep, using 750 tubers per acre. 100, 
$6.50; 300, $17: 1000, $45. 
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, $40; 500, $22; 100, $6.00. 
Plant 700 per acre. 
AMERICAN LOTUS SEED. Produces Huge, Creamy 
Yellow Blossoms the size of luncheon plates. Makes food 
for ducks and fish. Plant 10 lbs. per acre in water 1 
to 3 ft. deep. Seed chemically treated for sure quick 
germination: 100, $2.50 (postpaid); 500, $10; 1000, $17.50. 
UNTREATED SEED: 100, $1.50 (post- 
paid); 500, $6; 1000, $10. Because 
of its hard outer coat, untreated 
seed may take many years to ger- 
minate. 
RARE PINK EGYPTIAN LOTUS: 
Prepared for quick germination; 
$1 each (postpaid). 3 
