Le) 
were the tlie spots in the landscape and they varied 
greatly. me were filled with several species of rather hardy 
ae (Cones, the yellow heads of which were visible 
fro: eat di stances Other ponds, perhaps with deeper water, 
e and m e 
brown and those of the latter yellow. Herbaceous plants were 
not the only inhabitants of ponds. Shrubs often aes aes 
Two closely related kinds were evident, but they 
associated in the same pond. The oe (Sebestiana lieu. 
Stri a with its stiff broom-like stems and branches, appeared in 
strong contrast with the pliable and ceepeaible looking queen- 
root (Stillingia aquatica), with its sprawling branches and dis- 
colored upper leaves and yellow spikes 
Toward the Suwannee River the land became higher and we 
entered a portion of the Peninsular Lime-sink Region. The 
Palmetto) were i nce, usually growing i s y 
do further south in the peninsula. The environs of Old Town 
alg ak ion of ing been sane and used lo g 
ar! wercu. 
aquatica) and water-birch (Betula nigra); t os latter ace 
d 
black-jack ridges, which in turn gave way to mixed pine and 
hardwoods. 
Near Newberry, Zamia elie again appeared, and while 
motoring from Newberry to Gainesville it was noticed at several 
it. urin 
worthy plant observed was Zamia umbrosa growing in a garden 
1 There we found Zamia several high ie i Journal of The New York 
rennin Garden 19: 74. 1918 28. 
