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Vegetation of the Island of Gothland. 
importance in determining the geographical distribution of plants, 
and that in relatively small areas the soil has a much greater 
influence than the physical configuration of the land. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATES IV and V 
Illustrating Mr. H. Hamshaw Thomas’ Paper on “ The 
Vegetation of the Island of Gothland.” 
Plate IV. View of Tingstiide tra.sk, showing open water being colonised by 
Phragmites—the dark patches in the distance are Cladium. The 
Pine forests fringing the further side of the lake are seen, and in 
the foreground some scattered trees of Finns and Sorbus aucuparia, 
with a ground flora of weeds such as Anihemis tinctora , Echium vitlgare, 
etc. 
Plate V. Fig. 1. View in Binge trask, showing part of the spongy bog domi¬ 
nated by Cladium, behind are bushes of Salix cinerea, forming the 
outlying portion of the large carr. 
Plate V. Fig. 2. View near Martebo, showing a dried-up lake fringed with 
pine forest. In the foreground some remains of Cladium are seen and 
also one or more seedling pines. Pines and Junipers were springing 
up in large numbers there. 
