Bui. 81 , Forest Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate IX. 



Fig. 



1.— View of Typical Tundra near Nome. Only Woody Vegetation Consists of 

 Low Shrubs of Willow, Blueberry, and Birch. 



-View Across Nome Hills from Top of King Mountain. Elevation of Hill in 

 the Background, 1,700 Feet. Vegetation of the Tundra Type. 



