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that there had been practically no rain 

 west of Shafer's well except one hard shower a week or two ago. East of 

 there a few showers had wet the ground somewhat and encouraged plants 

 to grow here and there where water had fallen, and the tracks of the 

 si towers could be seen in the green that came up after them. As I went 

 eastward the evidences of moisture increased somewhat but at no place had 

 there been anything like a bountiful supply of water. 



On the hillsides just east of the Colorado river near Blythe were a few 

 Euphorbias, but only in patches. Going over the hills on the road to 

 Quartxite a few things of interest were in bloom, and there were several 

 species of Euphorbia growing flat on the ground. At a distance they all 

 took alike, but on closer inspection I found at least three species. There 

 was a brown leaved one flat on the ground, corresponding to E. serpylli- 

 foha. Then there was a lemon-yellow one raised a little above the ground 

 but spreading out flat that also had the character of serpyllifolia. Then 

 there was another species (setiloba) that was very hairy and seeminglv 



■■ Oar, and flat on the ground. would appear 



of the Fendleri group. 



It had been threatening I 



rag rain all day, and finally about dark the rain 



gan to pour down, and the wind blew a gale. I spent some time there 



ltir '" vv ; uit v/as in M°om. The next day the ground was covered with 



tpb. 



i 20 miles sou- re in the previous December I had 



desert palm that Cook had called W 



of western Arizona and should have plants of 



I drove along the blind road seeking a turnoff to go to 



■ y and I missed the place to turn 



.ntotne brush and wr-iit on some ten miles before I v.. , sun- I h:-. 1 



ri : the place Conditions were not , fay and s0 I 



them by, and went on to Dome, where the main overland 



i 



were still bad, for there had been very little 



dually got better till at Ajo grass 



iZnlT? T ng ^ bfUSh ' and man y P lants were corain g in - From 



Renrf T \° Ver 1 ! he T neW CUt0ff toward Tucson instead of going to 



>n mount J and t^^*£ttJ£^ T% 



whkh ZLT ^ ^ SCh001 ' and then turn eas * { or the moun- 



' from Tnv T " P ° <*? ^ St * ™* a little skittish going blindly 



from anywhere on the Tropical desert, and night coming on. But 



}± d n ?l S nd * e P lace I could camp in the brush fnd return 



