THE UPPER AUSTRAL ZONE. 



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removed, geographically, from the Lower Soiioran. Nevertheless, hot 

 stretches in these valleys have been reached by the canyon wren 

 {Catherpes mexicanus c<nispersus) and other southern species, and 

 have been found adapted to the needs of a number of Lower Sonoran 

 fruits. Thus, in the Snake River Valley at Lewiston, Idaho, and 

 Almota, Wash., almonds, peanuts, sweet potatoes, and a variety of 

 Lower Austral fruits do as well as several hundred miles farther 

 south. This is well shown by the fact that the Sweetwater; Alexan- 

 dria, Muscat of; Malaga; Peru, Rose of; Tokay, Flame ; Zinfandel; 

 and Thompson Seedless grapes thrive in this part of the valley. 



Crops of the Upper Sonoran Faunal Area. 



The Upper Sonoran area, notwithstanding its aridity, is of consid- 

 erable agricultural importance. Fruits and cereals succeed wherever 

 water may be had for irrigation, and in the less arid parts wheat, corn, 

 barle3% and rye yield their heaviest returns. Kafir corn (a kind of 

 millet) thrives without irrigation, particularlj^ on the great plains, and 

 alfalfa with irrigation matures several crops a year, though not so 

 many as in the Lower Sonoran. 



CEREALS. 



Wheat. 



x^ustralian. 

 Fultz {3). 

 May wheats (5). 

 Mediterranean {2). 



Red Fife {2). 

 Sonora. 



Turkey Red {2) . 

 Velvet Chaff {3). 



Lincoln {2). 



Red Rust Proof {2). 



Hickory King (5). 

 King Philip {2). 

 Learning {2). 



Oats. 



Welcome (5). 

 White Russian {2). 



Corn. 



Pride of the North {3). 

 Squaw {3). 



Rye. 





FRUITS. 





Ap2)les. 



Alameda, Beauty of. 



Esopus Spitzenhurg. 



Belmont. 



Fall Jenneting. 



Ben Davis. 



Fall Orange. 



Blue Pearmain. 



Fall Pippin. 



Cook Seedling. 



Fall Wine. 



Dyer (Pomme Royal). 



Gloria Mundi. 



Early Harvest. 



Golden Russet. 



Early Pennock. 



Golden Sweet. 



Early Strawberry. 



Grimes Golden. 



