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Associated with the vegetation nearly everywhere was the 
wild-rubbervine arg aes which lent variety to the 
landscape in the morning by its numerous immaculate flowers, 
just as the moonvine ae in its eae range, only on a smaller 
scale. 
As we proceeded northward, when the vegetation bordering 
Id be 
segregated e mangroves, the white-mangrove, and th 
lack-mangrove, often formed almost re colonies. Where 
th nal been dredged through prairie-like areas with 
the tree has sprung up from seeds in various parts 
of the 
The eee pine (Casuarina) was noticed at various 
points along or near the canal, where the seeds had been carried 
by winds or tides, just as it was self-sown along the wild southern 
coast of the penuinsula. 
New River Sound still exhibited a wealth of shades of green, 
not equale d elsewhere, and, in addition the young foliage of 
the native century-plants (Agave) and the Spanish-bayonets 
(Yucca) ea their inflorescences a above the dense growth 
of the hard-wood trees and shru 
Netieaed the swamps and ees often a Lees 
ar 
al banks or sh 
area et (Opuntia), wild-sage (Lantana), sea-oxeye (Bor- 
richia), sunflower (Helianthus), and flaveria (Flaveria). 
