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The town of Marco, about 40 miles farther south on the ( iulf , 

 was visited also, for the purpose of collecting plants. Marco is 



Fig. 56. — Fort Myers, Fla. Scene in a cypress swamp during the dry season. 

 Numerous epiphytic plants are seen on the tree trunks. 



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Fig. 57. — Fort Myers, Fla. A saw palmetto (Scroioa scrnilata). The prostrate 

 trunk, covered bv old leaf bases, is seen at the left. 



noteworthy because of the large shell mounds of the vicinity, the 

 refuse from the shell-tish used as food by the early Indian inhabi- 



