CONTENTS 



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PART III. THE ECOLOGICAL PLANT GEOGRAPHY OP MARYLAND. 



By Forrest Shreve, M. A. Chrysler, and Frederick H. Blodgett. 99 



THE ECOLOGICAL PLANT GEOGRAPHY OF MARYLAND, COASTAL 



ZONE, EASTERN SHORE DISTRICT. By Forrest Shreve 101 



Introductory 101 



Upland Vegetation 109 



The Talbot Terrace 109 



Clay Upland 1 09 



Clay Upland Swamps 112 



Sandy Loam Upland Forests 114 



Sandy Loam Upland Swamps 116 



The Wicomico Terrace US 



Upland Forests US 



Coniferous Upland Forest 118 



Deciduous Upland Forest 1 19 



Ravine Slopes 121 



Flood Plains 122 



Upland Swamps 1-4 



Swamp Vegetation 124 



River Swamps 124 



Stream Swamps * 127 



M vkmi VeGEI a i tON 129 



Salt Marshes 131 



Fresh Marshes • 132 



Aquatic Vegei ation 140 



Dune and Strand Vegetation 142 



Conclusions 14"' 



THE ECOLOGICAL PLANT GEOGRAPHY OF MARYLAND, COASTAL 



ZONE, WESTERN SHORE DISTRICT. By M. A. Chrysler 149 



Introductory' • 149 



Topography and Soils. . 149 



Vegetation • 152 



Forests 152 



Upland Forests 152 



Pine Association 153 



Pine-Oak Association 157 



Oak-Hickory Association 158 



Maple-Gum Association 1G0 



