Bui. 1423, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
Plate 1 2 
Fig. I.— Timber and Lichen Type of Forage 
Lichen cover often found on the island mountain slopes. The lichens in this case form 85 
per cent of the forage stand 
Fig. 2.— Tundra and Lichen Type of Forage 
Under favorable conditions a growth of lichens may sometimes occur on the immediate 
coast. The lichens in this case comprise 50 per cent of the forage stand. The men were 
gathering and sacking them for use at the former reindeer experiment station at Nome 
