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are more than one species of this genus in the southern 

 states ; Elliott thought three), and a variety of other plants. 

 These clearings were surrounded by hammocks, similar to the 

 one I have previously described, but with many other trees 

 and shrubs interspersed, as Magnolia grandiflora, Cupressus 

 thyoides, Aralia spinosa, Euonymus Americanus, Itea Vir- 

 gmica, and a beautiful Andromeda [A. paniculata f Walt.) 

 The tall palmetto, too, was abundant here, both as tall trees 

 of fifty or sixty feet high, or in its younger state, with its 

 fronds springing immediately from the ground, the only 

 state in which I have ever seen it when growing far from the 

 water. 



In front of the house, and extending up to the western 

 side of the summit of the bluff, is a strip of open ground. 

 This is mostly covered with grass, but is here and there, in 

 spring and summer, one entire mass of Passifiora carnea 

 and Galactea Elliottii, and in one spot there was a large patch 

 of Clitoria mariana, intermingled with Centrosema Virgin- 

 iana : scattered'fig-trees, orange trees and pomegranates, with 

 here and there a bush of Melia Azedarach, give signs of a 

 former cultivation, more extended than it now is, probably 

 when the British held East Florida. Cactus Opuntia abounded 

 here, and JLrythrina herhacea shot up its long spikes of scar- 

 let flowers from the sides of the bushes of Xanthoxylum tri- 

 carpum. 



Situated in about lat. 31° 35', of course, the climate of 

 the bluff" must be mild. In January, we had the thermometer 

 in the day-time, frequently up to between 60° and 70°; the 

 violets, our own sweet violets, were in flower in the gardens, 

 but beyond this there was little sign of vegetation making 

 any progress, until the end of the month. On the first of 

 February, we had the thermometer up to 69° at eight a. m., 

 in the piazza on the north side of the house, open to the 

 cool sea-breeze ; the plums were getting into flower, and the 

 young leaves of Hamamelis virglnica were bigger than a 

 dollar ; some species of Smilax had young shoots above two 

 feet long ; Pinguicula pumila, Viola lanceolata, and a blue- 

 flowered species, were in full bloom, and Vaccinium sta- 

 mineum, and some of the Andromedce were coming into 

 flower. This was followed by thunder showers, and on 

 the 4th there was frost enough to brown slightly the young 

 shoots of the orange trees. The weather then again be- 

 came more warm, and on the 15th, the thermometer in 

 the piazza, at 8 a.m., was 69", and at 2 p.m., 77°. Vege- 

 tation now began to progress rapidly. The scarlet gros- 

 beaks and mocking birds were paired ; numerous Lepidoptera 

 and many Coleoptera, especially Telephoriy came to my 



