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twenty-three flowing wells, each about 250 feet deep, but the flow is 
very small and usually not more than enough for family use. The 
largest garden in the town is about 60 yards square and receives all of 
the water from two of these wells, and still the garden does not have 
enough. In this garden Agrostis vulgaris, Poa pratensis, Hordeum dais 
tum, and Panicum capillare were noted, 
Palisade, Nevada, July 26. 
The Humboldt Valley here is very narrow and without eultivated 
fields. The hills on each side are from 1,000 to 1,500 feet high, quite steep 
and rocky, with no tcees, and but a scanty growth of grass. 
Poa tenuifolia. 
The most abundant species on the hills and valued highly for 
spring forage. It is claimed that this and similar species were 
formerly much more abundant all through this region, and their 
disappearance is attributed to the fact that the roots are short 
and take buta slight hold upon the soil, so that when the herb- 
age is bitten off by stock the plant is either pulled up or the 
roots so loosened that it soon dies. It is certainly true through 
most of this State and a large part-of Utah that when a range 
4 has been pastared for a year it is usually three years at least 
before it will afford equaily good pasture again. 
Agropyrum tenerum (Rye-grass). 
common on the lower part of the hills and in the valley. \ 
Agropyrum divergens. 
Common on the top of the hills. 
Elymus triticotdes. 
Rather common along the river. 
Festuca ap nya. 
Co non dry hills, but disliked after ripening and not valued. 
Hordeum eae (F'ox-tail). 
Jommon on low land. 
Festuca ovina, var (Pinon-grass). 
Common in crevices in rocks. 
Eatonia obtusata 
Common near the river. 
Sporobolus cuspidatus. 
Jommon on low sandy barrens. 
Phelaris arundinacea. 
Common on low wet land. 
Stipa comata. ' 
Rare on hill- lea 
