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cies or genera typical of more northern regions. Owing to the 
warm and moist atmosphere, as a result of the prevailing westerly 
winds over the broad expanse of Okeechobee, the plant covering 
in addition to the shrubs and trees is copious and varied, and 
oe vegetation is much in evidence. 
e we went down the West Palm Beach Canal to within 
a few “riiles of Palm Beach, passing through the Everglades, 
d e 
ence we proceede : back to Buena Vista and 
Miami se way of Fort Lauderdale.* 
No sooner had I returned from Lake Okeechobee than circum- 
stances ena that I start out on an expeditio on to 
Cypress Swamp. This little-known geographic designation still 
conveys a more vague idea to the average inhabitant of the 
| than ever did the words Everglades or Okeechobee. 
anley Hanson, Bird Inspector for Florida, and one 
a the ik men acquainted with the Big Cypress, was about to 
trip by land in which I have ever participated.{ We made the 
trip in two “Fords.” 
Altogether there were five in our party. In addition to Mr. 
Hanson and the writer, there were Mr. Gordon Olmstead who 
drove one car and Mr. John DeWinkeler who drove the other. 
At Fort Myers we were joined by Mr. A. H. Gillingham who ac- 
companied us to the Big Cypress. 
Our objective lay only about sixty miles northwestward of 
Miami across the Everglades. In order to reach it we had to 
travel more than two hundred and fifty miles over various kinds 
of roads and trails. Our course lay along the three sides of an 
equilateral triangle ane includes almost Mane uninhabited, 
territory. rom Miami, we went 
*A full “Narrative of a Cruise to Lake Okeechobee,” as outlined above, will 
appear in a paper in the American Museum Journ: nal. 
TA detai a account of ‘‘A Botanical Excursion to The Big Cypress "’ will ap- 
pear in a separate paper. 
