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regularly branching in the form of a pyramidal tree, and these 
nd grow 
on the branches, until the scape dries, when the young plants 
fall to the ground, take root, and fix themselves in the sand: 
the plant nies — a prodigous size before the scape shoots up 
rom its aving contemplated this admirable grove, 
I ee eee the shrubberies on ane ba. ae of the river, 
peared in full bloom. The broad-leaved sweet Myrtus, Ery- 
thrina ig Cactus cochinellifer, Ci ce ah eee 
and ainapete Ere conjugata, which stood close to 
and in the of the river, ie in full bloom, with 
ach aie mee scented flowers. 
= orange-grove referred to by Bartram has mostly disap- 
The remains of the forest of Agave is still there, but 
ae ae were not in flower during our visit. However, there 
were countless numbers of the little century plants referred to by 
Bartram. We carried many of these to southern Florida to 
m’s s r 
Tam amala aeihes fs, hie Erythrina hacnanininee is ee ies 
ellife i 
ferred to on a previous page, his Ca. ie Sufulcor | is doubtless 
jugata represents the bla: oa -mangrove (Avicennia nitida) which 
we also found in that region. 
ear Mosquito Inlet the vegetation on the northern side con- 
yact May account for 
low-wood (Dodonaea jamaicensis) e discovery of th 
latter plant was a great surprise, as it had previously not been 
found north of the Miami n. I very plentiful, and 
b 10 it t t . This 
fact for its distribution along the coast. It doubt- 
! William Bartram, Travels, XV-XIX, 1792. 
