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| Poa buckleyana Nash. This, with the last-named species, which is 
less common, forms a large portion of the pasturage on the bench 
lands and in the foothills, and is an excellent species for both sum- 
mer and winter grazing. It is one of the most valuable *Bunch- 
grasses" of the region. 
MISCELLANEOUS PLANTS. 
In addition to the above grasses we noticed a few other forage plants 
which gave indication of possible value for cultivation. Two native 
clovers— Trifolium beckwithii Brewer, and T. longipes Nutt.—were 
quite abundant in some wet mead- 
ows and added considerably to the 
ulk of hay. There were several 
other leguminous plants of possible 
value, such as Astragalus adsurgens 
Pall., A. mortoni Nutt., and Ther- 
mopsis montana N uit (fig. 13), 
which is said to be eaten by stock 
when not allowed to get too old 
before cutting. 
In the above list we have not at- 
tempted to mention all the grasses 
of the region that have agricultural 
value, but only those that appeared 
to us to be most likely to repay care- 
ful investigation and trial under 
various conditions of climate and 
cultivation. 
HAY-PRODUCING GRASSES. 
Phalaris arundinacea L. Reed Chair 
rass. Fair. 
g zu 
Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. Needle and <= 8 ; 
Thread. tia cut for hay when Fra. 13.—Montana Bush-pea (Thermopsis 
young. montana). 
Stipa viridula Trin. Feather Bunch-grass. Fair hay when cut early. 
aspel UNDER Seribn. Mountain Foxtail. Valuable in wet mountain 
4 Agrostis alba x Red-top. Introduced. 
é gr ifolia Trin. Rough-leafed Bent. Valuable. 
Calamagrostis canadensis Beauv. Blue-joint. One of the best speci 
Calamagrostis canadensis acuminata Vasey. Appears to be an uel hay grass. 
Calamagrostis macouniana Vasey. Small-flowered Blue-joint. Valuable. 
Calamagrostis americana Scribn. American Blue-joint. Yala able. 
Deschampsia cespitosa Beauv. Tufted Hair-grass. 
Spartina cynosuroides Willd. * Fresh-water Cord-grass. “Good Pn cut young. 
Spartina gracilis Trin. Slender Cord-grass. Said to be good if cut when young. —— 
Bouteloua oligostachya Torr. Blue Grama. In wet meadows it sometimes becomes 2 
to 3 feet high, and then makes ose ud hay. . 
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