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belle, an old port which is situated about twenty-five miles east 
of Apalachicola on Saint George's Bay. Thence we went b 
rail to the eastern coast by way of Tallahassee and Jacksonville. 
Carrabelle is built on some hills of 
(Quercus), noth marks of the ‘‘scrub,”’ were present and in flower. 
More lowly plants—golden asters (Chrysopsis), butterworts 
(Pinguicula) and Conradina were plentiful, and titi was ever 
nt in low situations. 
a a the — extensive stretches of denuded lands 
me into vie The elevated regions reminded us of the 
ens of the I iam es especially when saw-grass (Mariscus), 
marshes, and hammocks were included in the landscapes, except 
that the ee in this case were on the lower grounds instead 
of on the higher, as they are in the Everglades. 
Not all this region looked utterly forlorn. Some areas long 
owth of pine there a ve of oaks. The lower 
stretches were being forested more rapidly than the higher, ap- 
parently for the reason that they were naturally less frequently 
fire-swept. 
The water in pools and ditches was often hidden by a copious 
growth of duckweed (Lemna), water- age oe eae and 
pipeworts (Eriocaulon). In striking co’ most 
(Sabal minor) and the saw-palmetto oe rere): The 
cabbage-tree (Sabal Palmetto), h ich situations 
in the peninsula, was wanting. This palm is rare in northern 
rew'’s Bay, ies st of where we foun e “ pman- 
honeysuckle.” O ould expect to find the cabbage-tree 
urther west on the Gulf coast, just as it occurs further no 
the Atlantic coast. However, the not situated so as to 
weather conditions in the winter. It is not until we reach 
