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wind. It nourishes on stony and sandy lands where the grasses do but 

 little, aud I regard it as the best forage plant that I have found for in- 

 troduetion 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 (Eedtop). 



Very common along streams and in meadows throughout the 

 State; "comes in" in irrigated lauds and forms a large part 

 of the hay crop. 



Panicum capillar e. 



Found sparingly at every stop between here and Denver. 



Oryzopsis cuspidata (Bunch-grass, sand-grass). 



Somewhat common on dry soil. Grows well ou the hills, and is 

 valued highly for winter range, but is not eaten much during 

 the summer. 



Poa tenuifolia.' 



Common on low lands. 



Poa lewis f 



Common on alkaline meadows, and valued both for hay and 

 pasture. 

 Poa pratensis. 



Occasionally found on low ground, but is nowhere abundant. 



Elymus triticoidesf (Wild rye, wild wheat). 



Common ou 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. 

 Elymus condensatus, var. 



Common, and valued for winter x>asture, but not eaten when other 

 grasses can be had. It is sometimes cut for hay. 

 Elymus tenuis. 



Along the river-bank. 

 Avenafatua (Wild oats). 



Very abundant from California eastward to Central Nevada, and 

 occasionally found in the Salt Lake Valley. It is often cut for 

 hay 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, 

 1887G GR -2 



