CONTENTS 

 Part I. 



Montauk and its topography 7 



History as it records its early vegetation 9 



The vegetation today 15 



The Downs 15 



The Kettleholes 25 



Low kettleholes: open stage. 



Low kettleholes: the beginnings of woody vegetation. 



Low wooded kettleholes. 



Hither Woods 43 



Contact of grassland and forest. 



The region east of Great Pond 53 



Climax forest and open grassland. 



Factors of control 57 



Climate ' 57 



Soil 77 



Summary 83 



PART IL 



Flora of Montauk 85 



