This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916. Excerpt: ... IRbobora JOURNAL OF THE NEW ENGLAND BOTANICAL CLUB Vol. 18. May, 1916. No. 209. THE WINTER FLORA OF MUSKEGET ISLAND, MASSACHUSETTS. W. L. Mcatee. While on Muskeget Island, Massachusetts, from November 24 to December 1, 1915, in the interests of the United States Biological Survey, the writer was enabled to make a collection of plants. The island was well covered and the collection is believed to be complete for the period indicated. Muskeget is pure sand and is constantly being remodeled by wave action. The western side is now being worn away most rapidly. A keypost used by the Coast Guard was reset 27 paces inland during the spring of 1915, and in December it was apparent that the post would soon have to be moved again. It is said that formerly the island projected three-quarters of a mile farther on this side than it does now. Noticeable addition to the island seems to be limited to the southeast point. The main body of Muskeget Island is approximately a semicircle with the diameter about a mile in length. The convex side is toward the north and at the southeast and southwest extremes are long points, the latter being much the longer. The south side of the island is occupied by 3 bays of which the middle one shoals off into a salt marsh which extends long arms into the body of the island. In the southeastern quarter of the island are a number of small fresh water marshes. The strongest impression made by the vegetation of Muskeget Island, at the time the writer saw it, was due to the waving sea of straw-colored Ammophila. Dotted here and there were dark islands of which those occupying the elevations were largely composed of beach plum, and those in the low spots of bayberry. Scattered among the Ammophila, and almost uniformly distributed were Solidago ...