1916] McAtee — Winter Flora of Muskeget Island 97 



Salicornia europaea L. — These two species on strand of salt 

 marsh. 



Salicornia ambigua Michx. — Growing among Spartina pateris. 

 Suaeda linearis (Ell.) Moq. — Scarce; mature fruit. 

 Salsola kali L. Frequent; mature fruit. 



CARYOPHYLLACEAE. 



Spergularia leiosperma (Kindberg) F. Schmidt. — Frequent on 

 strand of the salt marsh. 



Arenaria peploides L. var. kobusta Fernald. — Several mats on 

 Southwest point, scarce elsewhere. 



CRUCIFERAE. 



Lepidium virginicum L. — - Common, scattered everywhere; mature 

 fruit. 



Cakile edentula (Bigel.) Hook. — Frequent; flowers to mature 

 fruit. 



Raphanus raphanistrum L. — Only on fisherman's refuse heap. 



ROSACEAE. 



Spiraea tomentosa L. — Frequent in shrub zone of the fresh water 

 marshes. 



Fragaria virginiana Duchesne.- — In high dry situations; infre- 

 quent. 



Rubus procumbens Muhl. — Abundant; most plentiful in shrub 

 zone of fresh water marshes. 



Rosa rugosa Thunb. — One clump about 25 feet in diameter, which 

 is known to have originated from a single bush brought ashore by the 

 tide some 7 to 8 years ago; called "Japanese rose"; mature fruit. 



Rosa humilis Marsh. — Rose bushes are abundant and if the curved 

 or straight shape of spines is a safe criterion, both this species and R. 

 virginiana Mill, are represented. The straight-spined plants tend 

 to be restricted to the higher ground, and those with curved spines 

 to the swamps; fruit present. 



Prunus maritima Wang. — Abundant; apparently the only plant 

 of economic value. The crop of fruit is said usually to be large. 



