EVERLASTING CUDWEED. 

 {Gnaphaliuin dccurrcns, Ives.) 



PL. X. 



A rather stout plant, about two feet high, with the stems and 

 underside of the leaves covered with a white woolly substance, 

 and conspicuous clusters of glistening white flowers. It was 

 found in considerable quantities in the region of Summit Soda 

 Springs and Talbot's range, where it was considered very fair 

 feed for sheep. Plate X represents a characteristic patch of the 

 everlasting at the base of a partly burned pine. 



WATERLEAF FAMILY. 



(Hydrop/ivllaceae.} 



This is a small family of plants of about 120 species, nearly 

 all of w T hich are natives of America. The leaves are usually 

 abundant and contain an insipid, colorless juice. 



TOMATO PLANT WATERLEAF. 



(HydropJivlluni capitatum, Dougl; var. alpinum, Watson.) 



PLS. XI, XII & XIII. 



This was the most highly prized forage plant collected during 

 the summer. It was quite widely distributed throughout the 

 ranges in the region of Webber Lake, and although known in 

 botanical works as waterleaf, yet by the sheepherders it was 

 generally known under the name of "tomato plant." The leaves 

 are not too unlike those of the cultivated tomato for it to have 

 received this name. According to the sheepherders it was the 

 most nutritious and best-liked forage plant on the ranges, the 

 sheep eating it greedily in preference to all other plants. Flani- 

 gan's boss herder, a Spaniard with fifteen years experience with 

 sheep, told us that it is not injured in any way by the sheep, but 

 grows abundantly year after year, in spite of continuous grazing. 

 This is probably due to the fact that it has many thick roots 

 branching from the base of the stem, which must certainly hold 



