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plants which were brought north and are now growing in the con- 
servatories of the 
An opening in the hammock near the northern end of the is- 
land with a level plate- rock floor was a veritable flower garden. 
tatio One of our v 
rare plants, a mallow Cogeae pee was Gee in 
abundance. It is known north of the Gulf Stream only on two 
other Florida Keys. Two kinds of Portulaca, one pink and one 
yellow, helped to carpet the rocks. A slender stemmed morn- 
ing-glory (Evoloulus), with myriads of small pink flowers, formed 
ix to eight feet in diameter. The tropical dew-flower 
we pac. fa) 
prising living plants for the Gonsecvatores and dried ones es 
the herbarium, and started ae with the collection. 
In addition t ribed on the preceding pages, 
ten days aa eerie: were devoted to making collections 
and studying in the field cacti, persimmons, palms and zamias 
a northern Florida and the peninsula. The regions then in- 
vestigated were those about River Junction, Apalachicola, Talla- 
assee, Gainesville, Fort Pierce, Miami, and Royal Palm Ham- 
mock. A report describing this trip and giving in detail the 
results has already appeared in the April (1918) number of this 
JOURNAL. Respectfully submitt 
Jo 
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