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tbe entire marsh, especially along the borders of the ditches and the 
river, but it is springing up more and more on the grassy areas and I 
noted on September 7, 1913, that the trees had increased in size per- 
ceptibly since the year before. 
Rumex crispus L. Scattered freely over the entire area. 
Rumex Acetosella L. Frequent throughout, especially on the 
areas that have been mowed. Dense patches on the west side from 
15 to 20 feet across. 
Polygonum exsertum Small. Sparingly near the border of the marsh. 
Polygonum prolificum (Small) Robinson. Abundant in the northern 
portion. 
Polygonum ramosissimum Michx., forma atlanticum Robinson. 
Abundant in the southern section along one of the ditches, also in 
demp ground on the west side, plants reaching the height of 43 inches. 
Polygonum lapathifolium L. Scattered over the extreme northern 
section, abundant in the northwestern corner. 
Polygonum pennsylvanicum L. Very abundant over the northern 
third of the marsh and along the west side; scattered throughout. 
Plants collected with pure white flowers. 
Polygonum Hydropiper L. Sparingly scattered throughout in wet 
places; a vigorous plant midway on the river bank. 
Polygonum acre HBK., var. leptostachyum Meisn. Many plants 
at the north end, some of them in 6 inches of water in the river. 
Polygonum Persicaria L. A dozen or more plants scattered over 
the area. 
Polygonum sagittatum L. Single plant, river border, midway. 
Chenopodium album L. Occasional; a flourishing plant in the 
middle of the marsh. 
Atriplex patula L., var. hastata (L.) Gray. Scattered over the marsh 
in dense masses; frequent on the borders of ditches and in areas of 
Juncus Gerardi. 
Salicornia europaea L. One patch, about a foot across, of some two 
dozen plants in a ditch in the middle of the marsh. 
Suaeda linearis (Ell. Moq. An area several feet across covered 
with this species on the river bank about midway north and south, 
ard a similar area on the west border. 
Acnida cannabina L. Abundant on the border of a ditch on the 
west side. 
Spergularia salina J. & C. Presl. (Rmopoma xii. 162, 1910.) 
Scattered abundantly throughout. 
