ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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 Plate I. Fig. 1. Hupa Valley, from the mountains, looking south. Fig. 2. 

 Summit of the plateau above Harris, looking west, showing the 



upland ranges, the most important pastoral area in the region 12 



II. Fig. 1. A mountain meadow, Sherwood Valley. Fig. 2. The bor- 

 der of the meadow . . _ 1 18 



III. Fig. 1. The open range: Summit of the plateau above Harris, look- 

 ing east. Fig. 2. The chapparal. Walker Mountain, showing the 

 steep, rocky, sparsely clothed slopes, too barren even for pasture.. 24 



IV. Fig. 1. " Prairie " pastures at low elevation, showing the timbered 

 character of the country. Oaks and buckeye along the Russian 

 River. Fig. 2. "Prairie" pastures below the woodlands, Sher- 

 wood Valley 28 



V. Fig. 1. Russian River, showing the effect of flooding, due to heavy 

 rainfall on the untimbered uplands. Fig. 2. A perennial stream, 

 Hupa Valley, protected from washing and evaporation by trees 



and brush 3C 



VI. Fig. 1. A lagoon at Crescent City, caused by drifting sand, which 

 has flooded a large area of pasture land. Fig. 2. Yellow-sand ver- 

 bena (Abronia latifolia) , of some use as a sand binder 56 



VII. Fig. 1. Beach grass at Point Reyes, Cal. Fig. 2. Planting beach 



grass at Cape Cod, Mass 58 



VIII. Fig. 1. View in grass garden. Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Berkeley; Albardin at the right. Fig. 2. Sand-dune reclamation 

 at Cape Cod, Mass. , showing protective covering formed of beach 

 grass (Ammophila arenaria (L) Link) 62 



MAPS. 



Map I. Map of California 12 



II. Topographical map of northern and middle California 14 



III. Map of northwestern California, showing routes traversed 16 



TEXT FIGURES. 



Fig. 1. Black medic . _ " 64 



2. Bur clover 65 



3. Dakota vetch 66 



4. Italian ray grass ... 69 



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