Plate XLV. Fig. i.—Sagebrush land which has recently been burned over, 
showing scattered, dead plants of Artemisia tridentata (no living 
ones), a dense growth of the annual grass Bromus tectorum, and 
scattered plants (dark colored in the picture) of Gutierrezia saro- 
ihrae. 
Fig. 2.—An advanced stage in succession on sagebrush land which 
has been under cultivation, with numerous young plants of 
Artemisia tridentata and a dense herbaceous covering of Bromus 
tectorum and alfilaria (Erodium cicutarium ). 
Fig. 3.—Sagebrush reestablished on land which has been in cultiva¬ 
tion (right) and the original, undisturbed sagebrush vegetation 
(left). The Stockton embankment in the background. 
