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Rice, Canadian

Canadian rice is the seed of the Zizania aquatica. It grows on the margins of shallow streams and running waters, and produces an abundance of wholesome farinaceous grain. It is called in Canada, lake rice, tuscarora or mahnomonee, and is found in shallow waters from Florida to the Canadian lakes. It is regularly harvested by the Indians, this work being chiefly performed by their squaws; but it is not gathered in any quantity by the white population, although it is esteemed a great delicacy. It has been tried in this country, and it is likely it would succeed if it should become an object of demand: as it is aquatic, it can be cheaply cultivated.