144 THE PLANT LIFE nl' MARYLAND 



a few clumps of Dianthera americana, which lias not been seen else- 

 where in the Coastal Zone, being commoner in the shallow beds of 

 running streams in the Midland and Mountain Zones. Area 111. 

 is level, without trees or shrubs and covered by a very open stand of 

 the following: 



Panicum virgatum 

 Andropogon virginicus 

 Diodia teres 

 Cyperus gray! 

 Physalis heterophylla 

 Apocynum cannabinum 

 Plantago lanceolata 

 Asparagus officinalis 

 Leptilon canadense 

 StropJiostyles Jielvola 

 Poa compressa 

 Solidago sempervirens. 



Area I. bears a very scattered stand of Red Cedar much over- 

 grown with Vitis labrusca, a few trees of the Persimmon and a few 

 young individuals of the Tree-of -Heaven and the Yellow Locust. 

 In Area II., particularly that part of it in front of the island, there 



Pio. 8 Diagram of the Plant growth on Lloyds Creek spit, Kent County. 



is a closed stand of Red Cedar, Spanish Oak (one individual of 

 which was 14 inches in diameter), Post Oak, Persimmon and Hack- 

 berry. Among the trees are numerous individuals of Myrica caro- 

 linensis and a few plants of Euphorbia ipecacuanhae and Opuntia 

 opuntia. Area IV. is a small marsh bordered with Baccharis and 

 with a mixed stand of Hibiscus moscheutos, Peltandra virginica, 

 Scirpus americanus, Scirpus robustus and Pontederia cordata. 

 Area V. is occupied by a marsh with Typha and Acorns, such as 

 extends round the shores of the entire creek. 



