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River, are under the influence of the tides. Their banks are bordered 

 with mangroves and other halophilous trees and shrubs. In many 



Fig. 54. — Fort Myers. Fla. An air-plant (7 illaiidsia sp. ) growing on a cypress 

 trunk, with Spanish moss [Dc)idropogo)i itsncoidcs) . 



Fig. 55. — Fort Myers, Fla. A fern {Blcchiiuin scrnilatiuii ) growing upon 

 the base of a cypress tree. 



locahties a conspicuous feature of the vegetation is the cabbage 

 ]:)ahnetto, a tall, handsome palm with a large tuft of leaves, the 

 " cabbage " of which is used for food. 



