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Addenda to the North River report: 



Soil Information: 



All of the soil in the North River marshes is an Axis muck. This soil I'j, 

 regularly flooded vd-th a high salt content. It is not suitable to 

 develop or for agriculture. Species typical of this soil type are Juncus 

 roemerianus , Spartina alterni flora , S. patens , S. cynosuroides , and Salicornia 

 virginica . 



Reference: 



Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 1979. Soil Survey 



Interim Report. Carteret County, North Carolina, (advance copy, subject 

 to change.) 



