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From St. Lucie Sound—the southern section of the Indian 
plants growing on their dry tops just as vigorously ey do 
own by the salt water. Among ae may be mentioned the 
sea-grape (Coccolobis wvifera), coin-vine (Dalbergia Ecasto- 
phyllum), aie aay (Opuntia ‘Dillenii), and dildoe (Acan- 
sles ie ‘agon 
igh ce about Hobe Sound ie pene is 
t a 
plant-covering es ae some exotics, such as t I-grass 
Reiecnilg Osea. periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) 
ave taken possession a ae e areas of r d 
half of the stem is clothed with dead black leaves and the uppe 
half with vigorous bright-green leaves. However, these dunes 
often support only a stunted woody growth. The oak forests 
are sometimes only miniatures—knee-high—but the trees are 
full grown. Associated with these bright-green oaks is the yel- 
ee tallow-wood (Ximenia oo which, there, is 
itt. 
others along th tern coast the ta 
rose-mallow (Hibiscus furcellatus) may . seen a i nein 
purple nodding fi a t any time the year roun 
is. Very 
often different plants, herbaceous or aes ad taken possession 
of the roadside, by sections, as it wi I i 
nature had given special attention : - placing of the plants. 
Of course, this arrangement was due to the advent to various 
seeds or spores in the loose soil of the roadside and the subse- 
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