Bui. 367, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate Vill. 



FiQ. 1.— A Dense Growth of Mesquite Bushes in Stone Cabin Canyon, on the 

 Santa Rita Range Reserve. 



Some stools of saccaton {S'porobolus ivrightii) are shown near the center of the picture. This 

 grass thrives where other grasses are killed by the shade. 



Fig. 2.— a Single Medium-Sized Mesquite Bush on the Reserve, Showing Its 

 Crop of Beans on the Ground. 



The dried beans from this bush weighed 10% pounds. These beans are very nutritious and 

 are eaten freely by all kinds of stock. 



