FLORA OF HONEY LAKE VALLEY. if 



as identical with this plant by Gray,* to be a good species ; he adds 

 that C. nauseosa occurs only on alkali spots, while B. graveolens is 

 confined to non-alkali soils. My observations lead me to think that 

 the latter rule is not invariable. In some localities the name Rabbit 

 Brush is given to these Bigelovias instead of to the Grayia. 



The absence of Salazaria Mexicana, so commonly met with on 

 the edge of the Mojave Desert, is noteworthy. 



Eriocoma mcmbranacea, also occurring in adjacent Nevada, and 

 in the Antelope Valley, Kern County, is widely distributed over the 

 region, and is much valued as a fodder grass. It is known as Sand 

 Bunch Grass among cattlemen. It frequently occurs among the 

 Sagebrush on the lava hills. The rare E. Webberi, occurring near 

 Reno, Nevada, was not met with. Stipa comosa and one or two 

 other species of the genus are not infrequently found among the brush. 



FLORA OF THE TULE CONFEDERACY. 



These alluvial delta lands are flooded in the winter, and the 

 grasses, rushes, and sedges, which form the largest part of their 

 flora, are cut for "wild hay," which sells at the present time for 

 about $3.00 or $3.50 per ton. 



After once examining carefully one of these meadows, one obtains 

 a good general idea of this delta flora, and but few additional 

 plants are discovered in a walk of many miles. 



The most abundant grass is "Red Top," Atropis Icevis, which is 

 much valued for hay, and next in abundance is the Wire Grass, a 

 species of Eleocharis near E. Acicularis, which is said to "put flesh 

 on a beef wonderful quick," in spite of its appearing to contain 

 little or no nutriment. Horses eat it, when cut and green-dried, 

 with as much apparent relish as if it were alfalfa. Tickle Grass, or 

 June Grass, Deschampsia calycinn, is common, but is not valued, as 

 it ripens and sheds its seeds before the other grasses are ready to 

 cut. Hordeum jubatum, introduced here and already fairly 

 abundant, is the plant known as Tickle Grass, in adjoining parts of 

 Nevada. Other common and important constituents of the wild 

 hay are: Trifolium spinulosum, here growing erect, brsinchless, 

 one and a half to two feet high, valued as adding much nutriment 



*In Bot. Calif, i. 317. 



