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OverviewExcerpt from Rice: Its Cultivation, Production, and Distribution in the United States and Foreign Countries The Zizania is an annual, though often erroneously called a peren nial. The ripe seed is shaken off from the panicle with the slightest agitation caused by wind or wave and sinks to the muddy bed below, where it remains during the winter, germinating and growing in the Spring, while the old plant dies and disappears. The wild rice thus appears as a perennial and as if growing year by year from the same root, while in reality it is a self-sowing annual. The plant has a thick, spongy stem, with long, broad leaves. The grain is larger than that of ordinary rice, is dark in color, and has a closely adhering husk; it is palatable and nutritious, and when it ripens, in September or October, immense flocks of wild ducks and ricebirds are attracted to the regions where it grows. 'it has been estimated that an acre of wild rice is equivalent in nutriment to an acre of wheat. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Amory AustinPublisher: Forgotten Books Imprint: Forgotten Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.277kg ISBN: 9780266812500ISBN 10: 0266812503 Pages: 88 Publication Date: 28 July 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In stock Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |