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Habenaria macrophylla 

 Spiranthes Romanzoffiana 

 Salix Candida 

 Betula pumila 

 Ranunculus circinatus 



Epilobium palustre 

 Vaccinium canadense 

 Galium trifidum 

 Solidago uliginosa 

 Petasites palmatus 



In addition to these three centers of distribution there are 

 several other areas in which the character of the flora may 

 similarly be ascribed to factors of more or less widespread in- 

 fluence. Foremost and most sharply delimited is the maritime 

 province, which embraces the salt marshes and sea beaches. 

 Salt marshes (Fig. 4), with their distinctive halophytic vegetation, 



Fig. 4. Salt marsh at East Haven. Tidal creek in foreground. 



are a familiar feature along the shore, developing behind barrier 

 beaches or in sheltered inlets and frequently covering an area 

 of several square miles. Along the Connecticut and Quinnipiac 

 Rivers they extend inland a distance of six or eight miles, gradu- 

 ally merging into the fresh water swamps. Except for two shrubs 



