CARRYING CAPACITY. 

 Shbubs and Halfshbubs, Monocottledons. 



291 



Species. 



Water. 



Ash. 



Ether 

 extract. 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Nitro- 

 gen-free 

 extract. 



Crude 

 protein. 



Agave lechuguilla 



Dasylirium texanum: 



Leaves 



Stems 



Dasylirium wheeleri, leaves . . . 



Nolina enunpens 



microcarpa, leaves 



Yucca baccata 



glauca, leaves 



glauca, stems and roots. 



macrocarpa 



radiosa: 



Leaves 



Stems 



p. et. 



p. ct. 

 8.9 



3.6 

 7.3 

 4.5 

 6.6 

 2.9 

 7.6 

 8.8 

 7.3 

 4.6 



6.8 

 9.8 



p. et. 

 1.7 



1.6 

 2.3 

 2.4 

 2.8 

 1.6 

 1.2 

 2.8 

 0.8 

 0.6 



2.7 

 2.1 



p. ct. 

 32.6 



41.7 

 26.6 

 39.6 

 41.8 

 46.6 

 34.1 

 32.7 

 25.2 

 43.1 



28.9 

 25.9 



p. ct. 

 62.6 



48.1 

 46.3 

 48.9 

 41.2 

 45.3 

 53.5 

 49.3 

 61.0 

 48.8 



48.7 

 55.9 



p. ct. 

 4.4 



6.1 

 17.6 



4.6 

 8.6 

 3.7 

 3.6 

 6.4 

 5.7 

 2.9 



2.9 

 6.3 



Cacti, Aib-Dbt. 



Opuntia arborescens. 

 arbuscula . . . 



basilaris 



bigelovii . . . . 

 chlorotica . . . 



f ulgida 



leptocaulis. . 

 lindheimeri . , 

 macrocentra 

 mamillata . . . 

 phaeacantha 

 polyacantha , 



robusta 



versicolor. . . 



Cereus giganteus 



6.26 

 5.31 

 5.08 

 5.89 

 6.03 

 5.60 

 6.15 

 5.33 

 7.18 

 6.26 

 6.50 

 6.68 

 6.68 

 5.96 

 8.98 



27.71 

 14.55 

 19.98 

 15.88 

 18.80 

 13.40 

 16.85 

 21.78 

 16.45 

 16.75 

 15.80 

 23.23 

 26.81 

 17.49 

 15.75 



1.40 

 1.61 

 1.90 

 1.70 

 1.85 

 1.48 

 6.45 

 2.08 

 2.00 

 1.70 

 1.48 

 1.16 

 2.13 

 1.58 

 1.20 



13.72 

 19.75 

 11.75 

 17.18 

 20.55 

 5.96 

 12.33 

 10.65 

 11.05 

 15.13 

 12.56 

 10.95 

 15.98 

 17.85 

 19.35 



46.43 

 46.63 

 56.52 

 54.43 

 49.21 

 70.27 

 53.29 

 53.37 

 55.21 

 54.68 

 60.81 

 53.04 

 43.70 

 50.84 

 57.92 



Cacti, Green. 



Opuntia engelmannii 



f ulgida 



lindheimeri. 



robusta 



spinosior. . . 



Cereus giganteus 



77.21 

 77.79 

 80.72 

 89.62 

 75.64 

 87.31 



4.18 

 4.24 

 4.44 

 2.95 

 4.63 

 2.20 



0.39 

 0.34 

 0.42 

 0.23 

 0.49 

 0.17 



2.62 

 1.66 

 2.17 

 1.76 

 2.56 

 1.44 



14.71 

 14.37 

 10.87 



4.81 

 16.01 



8.07 



6.48 



12.35 



3.77 



6.79 

 4.71 

 5.48 

 2.85 

 3.94 

 6.70 

 6.28 

 6.80 



0.89 

 1.60 

 1.38 

 0.63 

 1.77 

 0.81 



