ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Plates. 



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 Plate I. Fig. 1. Railroad right of way near Benson. Ariz., showing the 



condition of the range under protection. . 10 



Fig. 2. Wrights Saccaton {Sporoholus u-rightii) 



II. Fig. 1. A cattle range in the Santa Catalina Mountains, April, 



1901 12 



Fig. 2. A foothill range near Tucson. Ariz. , April. 1901 



III. Fig. 1. Tufted plantain {Plantago fastigiata) on the left, blue 



grama {Bouteloua oligostachya) on the right 14 



Fig. 2. Alfilaria {Erodiiim cicutariiim) grown on university 

 campus at Tucson, Ariz. , April, 1901 



IV. Fig. 1. Shad scale {Afri2^lex canescens) in fenced field near Tuc- 



son, Ariz _ 16 



Fig. 2. Cattle fed on tufted plantain {Plantago fastigiata) and 



alfilaria {Erodium cicutarimn) on way to market. May. 1901. 



V. Fig. 1. Operations in range improvement near Tucson, Ariz., 



January. 1901 20 



Fig. 2. Range reserve tract near Tucson, Ariz., showing a typ- 

 ical creosote-bush {Larrea mexicana) locality 



VI. Fig. 1. Cactus {Opuntia arhuscula) from range reserve tract 



near Tucson, Ariz. 20 



Fig. 2. Cactus ( Opuntia fulgida) . . 



Text Figures. 



Fig. 1. Diagram of fenced portion of range reserve tract 22 



2. Diagram of Area C _ 25 



3. Diagram of Area E 26 



4. Diagram of Area F 27 



5. Diagram of Area A 28 



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