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PRIVAT SPUN OS ooo. 3 aa ee co qh ae ee eee See ee ee So 404 
iieeeequisttes ofa commercial: spoige. = -=- <> - Saas eee eee se ee eae 407 
OOK = ooo Ss 22cnc ces oss ties OE See ee ee es ce So 407 
mizejand: Shape =2.. 222 skh es Se OE ee ea Sy 408 
MOMMMOSS Se 6 oon ave eo see Oe a Be eee 408 
RNENESSE cook aoe ee es Gee ee re ee ees Se we 409 
Phouponess atid dtrability:-.. 8.4. 2b oe a ee ee Se 409 
JRICS LES Te eae EE Sete Se SU Ss Bes at ee 409 
ENDSOUpLIVeneSS =< es ete ee GREE oo a ee re 409 
Ml waite commercial varietiesiof spouges. =... 1.22225. 0e0 ee eee ee See 410 
Common names:in different languages... - =.= 22 -- - 5 a 5 eee eee 410 
Siueepswool-sponses 6.2. bole boo ok ca eek em ee 411 
MENOW SPOURES = 6s o-5 ou soe acs one son ve ne pone eee ee eee 413 
WEMVEE Sponges = So. 28 22 == = =< = ine So mg are Re eps a a A 
COL ASS SHON POSE © Sete SNARE oe a lel 2 ee ce mat hal te er tm i ee 416 
GIOVE SpOnPeS = seas econ eae Go ES 419 
PR CEISPOMPES 5 2a go So Sein dm a in mo Le ee rd 419 
Int@igebetezes LS of) 1)cpc Se Me ee ee SRR oe PRS re 1 > La Sn re aE as 420 
WAG Sirlern ei 2 ee a ae eee Re ere eee een 421 
sMInkeyiCHp SPONPESS == =o 2 Soo. Sate a kes 2 pay es Re ee ee ie te ree 422 
Mitkeytouerspougesoc Scone = oo ese ee ee 422 
ZAMOCeA SPONRES = 9 a = we ee et a 423 
Floneyeomb)sponres.. = = 2==25.28- 2 i eae es Se ee ee ee 423 
Blephant-earspongess 2. 225.225. bunch eo eee eee ies eee eat tn 424 
IV. The Plorida Sponge fishertes* =... = 5-2 (22 San oe es oe eee 425 
The:sporging-grotinds—. ...- 252224222 se eee ee ee ee ee ness 426 
Bay grounds =-===== ao casas ss 6 aOR ee eee arene ee eee ae wee aS 427 
Rock Island... 22 seta se so eee Se a ea eee 429 
Pepperfish Key. =. <= 22-4 -=<2-55 2333554522 ncedeen nanan eeesees 430 
New gtoutd. -- <csss 525 <a Sane sees eee ae ee See ete Ieee 430 
Withlacoocheeand: St; Martins Reeiose =. = eese= asec eer eee 430 
Anclote_ 25-34 -',==2ss2esnas Ane eee es Se et Se ese 430 
Highlands2<s.cz2e occ Sos see eee See eee ee a een eS 431 
ye SOUS Ss ac a re ee 431 
New grounds. =... -=-2222.4.8s 20% <2 e soe ees so ee ie ae Se 433 
West of Key Wests 27 2-5 Sn een ee ee eee eee aoe ee 433 
Between Key West and) Bahia) Honda = 22. =-- 22 225-= = === 2 = ee 433 
Money Key and! Pipeon) Key wakes =<) tere = see ae ee ee eee 433 
Knights Key Channel and Rachel, Grassy, and Channel Key lakes_--__-__ 433 
Jewish Bush lakes: -- =~ 22 ere ee eee ee eee 434 
Tignum-Vite and|Cottonlkey lelcesas see ee oe eee eee 434 
‘the Cowpets: =< 222223 eee eee ie ree 434 
IB S@aa yn aye a  i 434 
Hawk Channel2= == eee eee See ee ee ak aS 435 
13 (0}e) Si (eee Pe She see esses ee snes seer Soe See a ee 435 
lO Sirs BEBE ee eye os soo HSS so 2s ce sete Bee e ee Sees eee 442 
B. B. F. 1908—26 401 
