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Ord Mt. 4954 ft Summit see p. 34 - Yucca mohavensis. Mostly about 4 ft. h. about Ord Mt., sometimes 6 or 7 ft. The single column dies back and sprouts arise 2, 3 or 4 from the base or near the base. This vegetative reproduction apparently continues indefinitely. The leaves are 1 ft to 3 ft. 1 in. long. They turn down as they grow old, die and form a dead bush about the stem. When there are several stems clustered and 1 or 2 are dead one can make a grand quick hot fire very quickly. The yuccas are often used as signal fires for this reason. See p. 36, p. 40.
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11 May 1914 No. 5932 Lycium andersonii Gray. Berries elliptic, chrome-yellow. Bush 2 to 3 ft. h. and 3 to 4 1/2 ft. broad. Common all about Ord on the mesas. - Papery headed composite no. 5855 very common with preceding. No. 5933. Chaenactis (Discarded, insect damaged) This white-flowered comp. is the most common flowering plant now on the mesas and is everywhere very abundant. -Grayia spinosa. Have never seen it so heavy with fruit. Fruits straw-white to blood-red and showy enought for flowers. Common on all the mesas about Ord Mt. Branches hanging over with [] of [] bracts. No. 5934. = Hilaria Pleuraphis rigida (Thurb Benth) Grass. Common on the measa this year everywhere. Gietta grass.
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