NortH Haven SAnpd PLaINs 581 
List oF THE More ImMportTANT PLANTS 
In all 135 species of plants were collected on the sand plains 
in 1901 and 1902. Many of these were rare and of no importance 
in covering the sand. The species here given are some of the 
more abundant ones : 
Juniperus communis L. Frequent, occurring on both tracts. 
Juniperus Virginiana 1. Common at both North Haven and 
Montowese, the most abundant of all Coniferae. 
Andropogon scoparius Michx. The most common perennial grass 
of the plains, forming tufts. Grows at both North Haven and 
Montowese, and is to be considered an important factor in cov- 
ering the soil. 
Andropogon furcatus Muhl. A single patch several feet in 
diameter grows at North Haven east of railroad. This species 
is larger than the preceding and spreads by rootstocks. 
Syntherisma sanguinalis (L.) Dulac. (Panicum sanguinale.) Fre- 
quent at Montowese. 
Panicum depauperatum Muh\. Occasional at North Haven, form- 
ing low tufts on the sand. 
Sporobolus vaginaeflorus (Torr.) Wood. Extremely abundant at 
Montowese in 1902, much less so in 1901. Grows very 
quickly, 
Spartina cynosuroides (L.) Willd. Occasional in several places on 
bank of Quinnipiac River at Montowese. 
Poa compressa 1. Frequent, especially around trees at North 
Haven and Montowese. 
Cyperus filiculmis Vah\. The most common sedge at both places, 
growing in loose tufts on the sand. 
Stenophyllus capillaris (L.) Britton. (/imbristyls capillaris.) Fre- 
quent at both places. ; 
Carex Pennsylvanica Lam. Occurs west of railroad, near ravine, 
North Haven tract. 
Carex Muhlenbergii Schk. Occasional at both places. 
Populus grandidentata Michx. Frequent at North Haven and 
Montowese. 
Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter. (Myrica asplenifolia.) Common, 
forming large patches at North Haven. 
Betula lenta L. Frequent, North Haven tract. 
