ae 102 : BErrORe Nores OF A NATURALIST AFLOAT—V 
x which reaches the coast about two miles north of Fred- 
- ericksted. In this valley there is an enormous silk- 
cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) regarded with superstitious 
, reverence by the negroes, who call it the jumbee tree and 
resort. be it to practice the rites of the Obeah worship- 
‘pers. T _ the Atgetaes of this valley flows a per- 
ennial seni here called a “gut,’’ a most offensive word 
to my ears. Among the ferns growing here are several 
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