. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 55 Sporobolus depaiiperatiis Scribn. (Dropseed).—A small hut valuable grass, form- lug a close, eveu sod of numerous slender leaves and stems; valuable as pasture, but of rare occuri^euce in the desert. South Butte, July 13 (3745); Creston, August 29 (4425). Calamagrosti-s hyperborea americaiia Kearn. (Sand-grass; Yellow Top).—A tall, slender grass, usually forming an even growth, on wet ground in either open or shaded places. Kara in the desert, occurring only about spring bogs. Black Rock Springs, July 13 (3717). Calamag
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 55 Sporobolus depaiiperatiis Scribn. (Dropseed).—A small hut valuable grass, form- lug a close, eveu sod of numerous slender leaves and stems; valuable as pasture, but of rare occuri^euce in the desert. South Butte, July 13 (3745); Creston, August 29 (4425). Calamagrosti-s hyperborea americaiia Kearn. (Sand-grass; Yellow Top).—A tall, slender grass, usually forming an even growth, on wet ground in either open or shaded places. Kara in the desert, occurring only about spring bogs. Black Rock Springs, July 13 (3717). Calamagrostis neglecta Gaertn.(Pony- grass).— An erect grass usually found in the margins of ponds and ditches, forming an even growth and bearing an abundance of slender leaves; a fine appearing and valuable grass. South Butte, July 13 (3750). Deschampsia caespitosa Beau v. (Tufted Hair-grass).—A bunch grass with slender stems and numer- ous leaves, common throughout the State, sometimes in comparatively dry ground, but usually along streams and about spring bogs. It furnishes much pasture, but after it matures and dries on the ground it does not seem to be relished by stock. Black Rock Springs, .Inly 13 (3718); Fifteen-mile Springs, July 14 (3727). Koeleria cristata Pers. (Prairie June- grass).—A straight, slender grass with cylindrical heads, forming small tufts, 8 to 12 inches high. Common on the plains and in the hills, and form- ing an important part of the early pasture; far from common in the Red Desert. Creston, August 28 (4417). Catabrosa aquatica Beauv. (Water WHORL-(iRASS, fig. 22).—A soft, watery grass, usually with stems partly prostrate and rooting in the soft mud of the sluggish streams and spring-led bogs, where it abounds. Horses and cattle eat it readily and will wade knee-deep in the mud to secure it. South Butte, July 13 (3734). Distichlis spicata Greene. (Salt-grass; Alkali-grass).—A stiff, pale, harsh grass, occurring on alkali flats, even where th
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