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Bouteloua racemosa, Elymus Sitanion, and Bouteloua oligostachya (grama) 
were seen occasionally. Cows were noticed feeding on the 
leaves of Yueca baceata, the leaves being dropped after mas- 
tication ; perhaps eaten more for their watery juice than for 
nourishment. 
Grand Canon, Arizona, June 29. 
* 
This place is 23 miles north of Peach Springs. The trail from the 
springs here is down a cafon, which has one or two springs near 
jts head, but is dry the rest of the way, except the last mile. The caton 
iS very narrow and barren, and the sides very precipitous and rocky. 
noe tn of the hills are eominidiily bare, except of cactus and sage- 
Cotidhictes were made as follows, all at or very near Grand Cation : 
Panicum capillare. 
is Jommon along the creek. 
3 Sporobolus asperifolius. 
me Very common along the stream. 
: Polypogon monspeliensis 
Very common shone the strea ° 
: In a “ visitors’ register” kept at the camp here I find a note by Dr. 
. Asa Gray, as follows: E 
, q CONSPICUOUS PLANTS OF THE GRAND CANON. 
3 
Pouquiera splendens, Ocatiosa. 
= Acacia Lemmoni (Cat’s claw). ; 
Allionia. 
ation flowers all day and all the year; shuts at night. 
pi En 
a Ww ils rose-like flowers on slender stalks. 
conn Merican 
e the task Many greenish-white blossoms. 
Larrea Mexicana (creosote). 
Poroph a lune. 
th yellow, sweet-scented tlowers in “batls on slender twigs. - 
ea inflatum (Indian pipe-stem). 
Abronia. 
In sand by the river; small white flowers in a cluster. 
Gnothera albicaulis. : 
Large 
is separate, : 
nh care calyco j eg ee Mee 
; erb with red star- abaped flowers. eS : 
The Needles, California, July 1. 5 
__ The lands here along the Colorado River are: san¢ barrens wit 
