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FIGURES--Continued 



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8 Diagram of a sand fence 18 



9 A typical fabric sand fence 19 



10 Effect of porosity of fabric fence on volume of sand trapped . . 21 



11 Sand accumulation by a series of four single-fence lifts .... 23 



12 Sand accumulation by a series of three double-fence lifts. ... 23 



13 Schematic representation of vegetation zones on a low, sandy 



seacoast 27 



14 Growth habit and spread of American beachgrass under sand 



accumulation 31 



15 Morphological features of American beachgrass 33 



16 Morphological features of European beachgrass 34 



17 Growth habit of sea oats 36 



18 Sea oats at end of first summer 37 



19 Growth habit of bitter panicum 39 



20 Bitter panicum growth at end of first summer 40 



21 Saltmeadow cordgrass initiating the development of a dune. ... 42 



22 American beachgrass nursery midway in the first growing season . 44 



23 Planting stock of American beachgrass 46 



24 Dune profiles resulting from graduated and uniform -planting 



patterns 59 



25 Effect of number of stems planted per hill on yield of plant 



tissue (stems) at end of first growing season 64 



26 Primary stems and tillers of bitter panicum 69 



27 Small to large sea oats stems 72 



28 Coastal bermuda grass revegetating a Marasmius blight patch on 



an American beachgrass dune 75 



