CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 9 



Itiueiary 10 



Location and extent of tlie Red Desert 11 



Topography 12 



Geology 12 



Soils 13 



Composition of alkali in Red Desert soil 14 



Climate 15 



Temperature 15 



Precipitation 16 



- Water supply 17 



Extent of settlement 18 



Plant formations 18 



Vegetation of the divisions of the desert 18 



Distinct types of vegetation 19 



Forage 20 



Amount of forage 20 



Quality of forage 22 



Means for improvement of the forage 22 



Characteristic desert plants 23 



Vegetation of the desert, or winter, range 24 



(1) The Salt-sages 24 



(2) The Sage-brushes 25 



(3) Wheat-grasses 25 



(4) Indian Millet 27 



(5) Giant Rye-grass 27 



(6) Desert Juni])er 28 



Vegetation of the hill country, or summer, range 28 



(1) The Spear-grasses 29 



(2) The Brome-grasses 29 



(3) Dropseed 30 



(4) Reed Meadow-grass 30 



(5) Redtop 30 



(6) The Sedges 31 



List of the forage plants of the summer range 31 



Grasses 31 



Sedges 49 



Other forage plants 53 



Flora of the Red Desert 54 



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