percent sand, silt, and clay was calculated. Textural classification 
was accomplished utilizing the textural triangle diagrammed by Jacobs, 
etal Goze 
Soil salinity for each sample was determined by electrical con- 
ductivity of the saturation extract. Sample preparation and collection 
of extracts followed the procedures outlined in U.S. Salinity Laboratory 
(1954). However, only 100 grams of soil were used for the saturated 
paste. The pH (hydrogen-ion concentration) of each extract was deter- 
mined on a pH meter. Four selected extractable cations were measured 
in the extract. Calcium, (Ca), potassium (K), and sodium (Na) were 
measured by flame spectrophotometry and magnesium (Mg) by atomic 
absorption. Due to high concentrations it was necessary to dilute 
aliquots of the extract. Data in parts per million were converted to 
micrograms per gram (ug/gm) of soil. 
Twelve plant species were selected for trial transplants as 
shoreline stabilizers (Table 2). A randomized complete block design 
was used with four blocks. Each study block was subdivided into 
12 plots (Table 3), 1 for each species, and subsequently divided 
into 5 subplots. Subplots were planted on five different dates, 
9-18 January, 1-2 March, 10-13 April, 20-24 May, and 8-10 July 
1974. Subplots were further divided into three tidal zones (upper, 
middle, lower). 
Each subplot was divided in eight rows, at 3-foot intervals, ex- 
tending through the zones. Within rows the transplants were at 2-foot 
intervals and the number of transplants in each row was recorded. The 
transplant material was culms, stems, or rhizomes, and associated roots, 
except for saltcedar (Tamartx gallica) (cut stems). Winter plantings 
were primarily rhizomes and root systems and the spring and summer 
plantings utilized current green growth for each species. Tall plants, 
such as giant reed (Arundo donax), common reed (Phragmites communis), 
and big cordgrass (Spartina cynosurotdes) were pruned to heights of 
16 to 30 inches. Transplant material was dug, separated, and planted 
by hand. Man-hours to dig, separate, and plant were recorded for each 
species. 
Block V was established 15-16 March 1974 to further delimit 
the zonation of plants and to explore the possibility of mechanical 
sloping before revegetation. A bulldozer was used to develop an ap- 
proximate 10:1 slope on 200 feet of land at the shoreline. Three areas 
were established in this block with 13 plots each. Each plot consisted 
of a row for each study species. In addition, upper, middle, and lower 
zones were defined. 
In Blocks I through V three separate evaluations of plantings were 
made. The first was on 10-18 June, prior to completion of all 
plantings. On 19-20 September, a fall evaluation was made. The 
winter evaluation was on 21-22 November 1974. Plants were recorded 
as alive if green, dead if present, but brown and absent if the 
