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), the pale milkwort (Polygala Carteri), 
the rep lobelia ace paludosa), the yellow-eyed grass (X ee 
bigua), the rose-purple foxglove (Agalinis a 
eradene Fe (Dracocephalum hesauele m), all oc eee in 
large colonies. The largest flowered oe was ihe ailesion lily 
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the perianth forming one star, with the staminal crown and 
mocks n t 
ents, live-oaks (Quercus virginiana), pop-ash (Fraxinus carolini- 
ana), bas (Salix amphibia), cabbage-tree (Sabal Palmetto), 
d m to our surprise, trema (Trema floridana 
pene with these scattered ha mmocks were elaads of 
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and the cabbage-tree. The abundant fruits of thes o palms 
and the acorns of the live-oak often furnish the main ee supply 
of the wild hogs of the region. 
In the heart of the Garden the hammocks were quite cei 
X. of the large hammocks 
1 e make-up 
particularly note bout twent s and nie 
were pro ntly rep ted. Two trees, guav. at 
Guajava) and le Citrus limonum), we turalized exotics, 
perhaps introduced generations agi aborigines. There 
were two kinds of oaks (Quercus virginia our 
trees (Celtis, Tamala, Morus, Sageretia) represented genera 
characteristic of temperate latitudes. Co: to all expecta- 
tions, more than a dozen kinds of ieee shrubs and trees 
formed the bulk of the h for example, satin-leaf 
Nee heh a gumbo-limbo ‘Blaphrium),. iow wood (Xi- 
(Icacorea), nuk (Anamomis), ood = (Ocot 
myrs (Rapanea), eats eee Co oe ‘Strangling 
‘icus) on any interesting features suggested by 
above list, two stand out promine dia had He 
previously been found on the Florida mainland. It is note- 
worthy that not only all the plants of the tropical list, but every 
pale and tree noted, bear fleshy fruits. The fruits of all are 
n by birds. Perhaps this rather highly specialized min 
ee area was in former times a natural bird ie 
