Misc. Pub. 303, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 



PLATE 3 



Arctostaphylos manzanita. A, Prevention of erosion on part of this central-California hillside is assured by a 

 dense thicket of manzanita. Young plants pioneering in the worn-out cultivated field in the foreground 

 may soon afford protection to the rest of the hillside. B, A view in the interior of the same thicket showing 

 the dense cover and litter accumulation. The cleared drainage ditch carries water from a cultivated field. 



