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MOUNTAIN TIMOTHY. 



{Phleum alpinum, L.) 



As the name implies, this grass resembles the common culti- 

 vated timothy used so extensively for hay. It was found growing 

 in company with Kentucky blue-grass and bunch blue-grass in 

 the moist meadows along the Little Truckee River and south of 

 Lincoln Valley. If sufficient seed could be procured to give it a 

 a fair trial under cultivation it might prove to be a valuable 

 adjunct to the forage plants for high altitudes. 



FALSE TICKLK-GRASS. 

 (Sitanion rigidum, J. G. S.) 



A number of species of Sitanion are found growing on the 

 dry foothills and mountains. They are closely related to the 

 dreaded tickle-grass (Hordeum jubatuni) and resemble it very 

 much, but are not troublesome in cultivated fields. It was seen 

 to be eaten by the sheep to some extent in places where the plants 

 were green and tender and the awns or bristles had not yet 

 become stiff and unpalatable. Although abundant in a dried-up 

 condition on the Mount Lola range the sheep did not touch it. 



SEDGE FAMILY. 

 (Cyperaceae). 



The average person knows no distinction between a sedge 

 and a grass. In general, the distinction may be stated as follows: 

 Sedges have triangular, solid 'stems, while grasses have round, 

 hollow steins. Other differences exist in the bracts which sur- 

 round the flowers. Different species of sedge form a large portion 

 of the turf in many Oi the meadows in the mountains. Although 

 they are not considered very nutritious, yet in the early spring 

 and late fall the sheep graze on them to a considerable extent. 



CLOVER FAMILY. 



(Legu mi nosae . ) 

 This is tme of the largest and most important families of 



