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NEVADA BLUE-GRASS. 

 (Poa Nevadensis.*} 



On Van Buren's range on Mount Lola the Nevada blue- 

 jrass was found to be very plentiful. During the month of July 

 when the writers visited this range the leaves and flowering 

 sterns were in a dried up condition. The sheep passed over it, 

 nly occasionally taking a bite from the more tender leaves at the 

 base. There is but little doubt but that at certain seasons of the 

 year the sheep eat this grass readily, as it has the reputation of 

 being an excellent pasture and hay grass, furnishing considerable 

 pasture which cattle and horses relish. It is bunchy in habit and 

 seems to withstand the long summer droughts remarkably well. 



BUNCH BLUE-GRASS. 

 (Poa buckleyana, Nash.) 



This is a native perennial grass found growing in bunches 

 throughout the region of the Rocky Mountains and in the 

 moister foothills and valleys of the Sierras and adjacent country. 

 In the natural pasture on Mr. John Evans' ranch at Newcomb 

 L/ake, Nevada, this grass was seen growing from six inches to 

 one and a half feet high, where it composed one-fourth of the 

 forage. It is a tender, nutritious grass and is considered by 

 ranchmen one of the most valuable bunch grasses on the ranges. 



KENTUCKY BLUE-GRASS. 



{Poa pratensis.) 



The Kentucky blue-grass had been introduced to a consider- 

 able extent in the meadows by the side of the Little Truckee 

 River. It is well adapted for pasturage in the region of the 

 Sierras, and should be sown extensively in the low- lying meadows 

 wherever sufficient moisture can be found. Its excellency as a 

 permanent pasture grass is well known, as it takes a firm hold on 

 the soil. In some places the alfalfa growers complain of its 

 killing out the alfalfa. 



