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one and a quarter to two inches long. This salt bush is peculiar to 

 the inland plains, and will withstand a phenomenal amount of dry 

 weather. It is a capital forage plant, both for sheep and cattle, 

 and they seem to thrive well on it, the former particularly so. 

 Under ordinary circumstances the plant produces an abundance of 

 seed which germinates readily when sown in the ordinary way. 



Arliplex scmibaccata (R. Br. " Salt-bush "). This is a procumbent, 

 or prostrate, many branched, slender, perennial plant, with herba- 

 ceous stems spreading from one and a half to two or more feet. 

 Under cultivation, however, its growth is simply marvellous, the 

 stems lengthening out very much. The whole plant is pale green y 

 though sometimes nearly white. Its leaves, arranged on short 

 stalks, are somewhat variable in shape, but mostly oblong-lanceolate r 

 or cuneate, sinuate-toothed, and rather thin, and from half to one 

 inch long. This salt bush will withstand a phenomenal amount of 

 dry weather, and it has a high reputation as forage for stock. 

 Sheep eat it with great avidity, and they thrive remarkably well on 

 it. When left unmolested for a time it produces an abundance of 

 seed, which germinates readily under ordinary circumstances. This 

 atriplex has proved a most valuable plant on some of the worst 

 alkali lands of California, single specimens are said to have covered 

 a space with a diameter of sixteen feet in one season. u The yield 

 of a full crop is about twenty tons of green material, or five tons of 

 dry matter, per acre. Some seasons will permit of two such crops. 

 It seems to be already demonstrated that this Australian species of 

 atriplex will constitute itself a most important industrial factor in 

 this state, and will render productive vast tracts of land which are 

 at present a blot on the landscape." Report Agricultural Expert 

 Stations, California. 



Atriplex stipitata (Benth. " Salt-bush.") This species is an 

 erect, bushy, rather slender shrub, covered all over with a white or 

 somewhat brown scaly tomentum. The leaves are variable, but 

 mostly narrow, oblong, very obtuse, contracted into a short stalk r 

 rather thick, and about three quarters of an inch long. It is found 

 on the arid plains of the interior and is capable of withstanding a 

 long period of dry weather without its growth being seriously 

 checked. Sheep eat the plant with avidity and they seem to thrive 

 on it. When left undisturbed for a time it produces a fair amount 

 of seed which, when ripe, germinates readily under ordinary con- 

 ditions. 



Atriplex vesicaria (Hew. "Salt-bush.") This is an erect r 

 bushy shrub attaining an height of about two feet, and covered 

 with a scaly tomentum. The leaves are variable but generally 

 oblong-lanceolate, contracted into a short stalk, and about three- 

 quarters of an inch long. It is peculiar to the inland plains, and in 

 some districts is fairly plentiful. This, however, may be attributed 

 to the fact that the plant produces an abundance of seed when left 

 unmolested for a time. This salt-bush is regarded as an excellent 



