CONTENTS. 



Illustrations 



Acknowledgements 55 



Index 56 



General Introduction i 



The Route and the Outfit .3 



Depletion of the Ranges v 6 



Suggestions for Range Improvement .... 9 



Character of the Grazing Lands. , . . 14 



Sheepherders 19 



Present Conditions 20 



Control of the Ranges 21 



Description of Plants 24- 54 



Parsley Family ( Umbelliferae) 24 



Sunflower " ( Compositae) 27 



Waterleaf " (Hydrophyllaceae) '. . 31 



Rose {Rosaceae) 32 



Buttercup ' ' {Ranunculaceae} 33 



Geranium " (jGeraniaceae) 36 



Mallow " (Maloaceae) . .37 



Mint " {Labi at ae) .... 37 



Valerian " ( Valerianaceae} 38 



Figwort %< (Scrophulariaceae} . 38 



Buckwheat " (Polygonaceae) 39 



Mustard ' ' (jCntcifcrae) 39 



Phlox " (JPolemoniaceae) 40 



Honeysuckle " (Capri/oliaceae) 40 



Buckthorn " {Rhamnaceae) 41 



Willow " {Salicace.ae} 41 



Lily * ' {Liliacede) .42 



Grass " {Graminiae) . 43 



Sedge " (Cyperaceae} .47 



Clover " {Leguminosae) 48 



Conclusions .... 54 



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