WKSTERN BROME-GRASS OATS. 



(Bromus jnarginatus, Nees.) 



PL. XXII. 



This brome-grass, with its varieties, was found abundantly 

 throughout the entire trip from Newcomb Lake, Nevada, to 

 Talbot's range. In the garden at John Evans' ranch, at New- 

 comb Lake, this grass was seen growing luxuriantly. Wherever 

 stock could reach through the fence it would be entirely eaten 

 off. It was an interesting sight to see the old ewes with few, if 

 any, teeth when they came across'one of the heavily seeded stems 

 of this grass. The ewe takes the head of the brome-grass in her 

 mouth and cleverly strips it of its oat-like seeds. Among the 

 sagebrush clumps this brome-grass grows up quite readily, and 

 forms a large quantity of nutritious feed for all kinds of stock. 

 Attempts should be made to introduce it into cultivation in order 

 that quantities of seed might be produced for distribution, as it 

 may prove to ba even a more valuable forage grass than the 

 introduced Russian or smooth brome-grass {Br omits inermis}. 



NORTHERN AND SLENDER RED-TOP. 



(Agrostis exarata, Trin.) (Agrostis tennis, Vasey.) 



These short, rather delicate-looking, fine-leaved grasses were 

 found in moist places under the alders by the side of creeks. In 

 the region of Lincoln Valley it was noticed that the sheep had 

 eaten them off as far as they could reach under the branches of 

 the alders. 



SIERRA DROPSEED. 



{Muhlenbergia sp. nov.} 



This strong, tufted grass was found in large, scattered 

 patches along the road and on dry hillsides between Summit Soda 

 Springs and French Meadows. It is eaten by horses; but in the 

 early part of August, when seen by the writers, it has turned 

 yellow and uninviting from drought. A band of sheep passed 

 over one of the patches without eating any of the grass, as was 

 the case with all grasses in a dried- up condition. 



