wt CONTRIBUTIONS TO WESTERN BOTANY 
The name “Laguna” means a pond, and was given because 
there is a-puud in the southern en:l.of the grassy plain where stock 
cau Water, there is forage everywhere but water is scarce. The 
uaguna is really a grassy plain like the oldtimes ” Plains” of eas- 
tern plains of Colorado, and with the grama grass, Bouteloua oli- 
gostachya, the most common, plus Cyperus aristatus, Aristida, 
Muhlenbergia species, all bunch grasses, growing on the poor gran- 
ite aud porous soil. The mesa is an undulating plain 3 by 4 mile 
cembroides continuing to thecrest, My camp was 6000 ft. alt, 
wid L3Qu ft. lower than the crest. On our arrival we saw vo 
Lhe desired ammunition,. Mexicans are poor shots, and the big- 
he had shot at the deer’s head he mig 
