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wind. It flourishes on stony and sandy lands where the grasses do but 
little, and I regard it as the best forage plant that I have found for in- 
troduction in the mountain regions. 
Collections were made as follows: Those marked with a? were gen- 
erally too far advanced to have the species identified with absolute 
certainty: 
Agrostis scabra. 
Occasionally seen near the river. 
Agrostis vulgaris (Redtop). 
Very common along streams and in meadows throughout the 
State; ‘comes in” in irrigated lands and forms a large part 
of the hay crop. 
Panicum capillare. 
‘ound sparingly at every stop between here and Denver. 
Oryzopsis cuspidata (Bunch-grass, sand-grass). 
Somewhat common on dry soil. Grows well on the hills, and is 
valued highly for winter range, but is not eaten much during 
the summer. 
Poa tenuifolia. 
Common on low lands. 
Poa levis ? 
Common on alkaline meadows, and valued both for hay and 
pasture. 
Poa pratensis. 
Occasionally found on low ground, but is nowhere abundant. 
Llymus triticoiiles ? (Wild rye, wild wheat). 
Jommon on low ground, often cut for hay and of great im- 
portance for winter pasture. Also common at Wadsworth, 
Nev. 
Elymus Sitanion. 
Common along road- sides. 
Blymus condensatus 
Common, and alalik for winter pasture, but not eaten when other 
grasses can be had. It is sometimes cut for hay. 
Elymus tenuis. 
Along the river-bank, 
Avena fatua (Wild oats). 
Very abundant from California eastward to Central Nevada, and 
occasionally found in the Salt Lake Valley. It is often eut for 
ay and makes excellent pasture. It was not seen in Arizona 
or New Mexico, nor in the arid regions of Nevada and Utah, 
but is said to be found occasionally there, - 
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