286 THE PLANT LIFE OF MARYLAND 



Sands. — The forest of the Sands has been studied chiefly in the 

 portion of Garrett County lying west of the Youghiogheny River. 

 Like the Loam type it now exists only in the cut-over condition, in 

 which it is not so distinct from the Loam forests in its tree species 

 as it is in its herbaceous flora, which comprises many of the plants 

 common on sandy soils in the Coastal Zone. The soil is deep but 

 full of sandstone boulders. The same deciduous species occur as in 

 the Loam forest, witli White Oak predominant; and Pitch Pine, 

 forming a small percentage of the stand, is distinctly characteristic 

 of the type. Along streams in the Plateau Sand forests Black 

 Gum, Red Maple and Winter-berry are more common than else- 

 where in the Mountain Zone, recalling the Stream Swamps of the 

 Eastern Shore. 



The shrubby vegetation is likewise quite similar to that of the 

 Loam forests, having in addition: Aronia arbutifolia, Viburnum den- 

 tatum, Salix tristis, Convptonia peregrina. 



The herbaceous vegetation of this type embraces: 



Gaultheria procumbens 

 Mitchella repens 

 Pteris aquilina 

 . 1 ndropogon furcatus 

 Baptisia tinctoria 

 Hieracium scabrum 

 Meibomia nudiflora 

 Koellia flexuosa 

 Sarotli ra gen t ianoides 

 Aster ericoides 

 Lupinus perennis 

 Cracca virginiana 

 Epigaea repens 

 Ionactis linariifolius 

 Lespedeza hirta 

 Aster sagittifolius 

 Polygala verticillata 

 Sisyrinchium gramin o / < /( is 

 Hieracium paniculatum 



