TABLE OF CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 1 



PHYSICAL FEATURES 3 



CLIMATE 7 



GEOLOGIC HISTORY 7 



PRESETTLEMENT VEGETATION 9 



LAND USE HISTORY 10 



Early Settlement 10 



Modern Development 14 



PREVIOUS BOTANICAL WORK 18 



PLANT ASSOCIATIONS 20 



Beach 20 



Foredune 20 



Interdune 21 



Backdune 22 



Freshwater Habitats 23 



Salt Marsh 24 



Roadsides and Disturbed Areas 24 



TAXONOMY, ARRANGEMENT, AND VOUCHER SPECIMENS 25 



ABBREVIATIONS 25 



FLORA OF PLUM ISLAND 27 



LITERATURE CITED 103 



INDEX TO THE FAMILIES, GENERA, AND COMMON 



NAMES INCLUDED IN THE FLORA 108 



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