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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 CO 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, Hordeumjuba- 

 tum, and Panicum capiUare were noted. 



Palisade, Nevada, July 26. 



The Humboldt Valley here is very narrow and without cultivated 

 fields. The hills on each side are from 1,000 to 1,500 feet high, quite steep 

 and rocky, with no trees, 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 but a 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 

 has been pastured for .a year it is usually three years at least 

 before it will afford equally good pasture again. 

 Agropyrum tenerum (Rye-grass). 



Very common on the lower part of the hills and in the valley. 

 Agropyrum divergens. 



Common on the top of the hills. 

 Elymus triticoides. 



Rather common along the river. 

 Festuca microstachya. 



Common on dry hills, but disliked after ripening and not valued. 

 Hordeum pratense (Fox-tail). 

 Common on low land. 



Festuca ovina, var (Pinon-grass). 



Common in crevices in rocks. 

 Eatonia obtusata. 



Common near the river. 

 Sporobolus cuspidatus. 



Common on low sandy barrens. 

 Pha laris arundinacea. 



Common on low w T et land. 

 Stipa, comata. 



Rare on hill- sides. 



