Fig. 114. — Stunted growths of spruce and fir on the wind-swept shore of 

 the bay at Cartwright, Labrador. The snows and winter winds flatten out 

 all forest growth in exposed places. 



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Fig. 115. — Beach grass (lilyiinis mollis) along the sandy shore ot the 

 bay at Cartwright, Labrador. This grass is found on sandy shores of the 

 northern part of North America, but is not common in Labrador and New- 

 foundland because the shores there are mostly rocky and precipitous. 



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