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Florida, were common in thecoppice. At this point, on account 
of the relative narrowness of a land, the marl does not exist 
and the pineyard is insignifican 
Mangrove Cay is the enti of the three larger islands of 
the Andros group. The marginal ridge is high, but narrow. 
Behind it we found the greatest development of the scrub met 
with in all our travels, and, besides the mostly common shrubs 
which compose it, this formation is not very interesting except 
for its several palms and the Bahamian red cedar. Lisbon Creek 
alone enabled us to go inland, as the swash comes close to the 
marginal ridge. The coppice adjacent to the creek seems to be 
the culminating point for the growth of several species of orchids, 
among them the epiphytic Epidendrum gracile, with its pliable 
leaves and very fragrant, large flowers, and the terrestrial Pelexia 
setacea and Vanilla articulata, the latter growing in such remark- 
ably vigorous clumps that it almost strangled the supporting 
vegetation. 
Fresh Creek is situated near the widest portion of the largest 
island of the group. Contrary to its name, it is exceedingly 
salt, and, like Deep Creek, it forms an excellent channel for 
many miles inland and can be entered and used as a harbor by 
sailboats of forty and fifty tons burden. Its banks, where it 
cuts through the rock ridge, are low, and the pineyard and marl 
begin to appear not very far from its mouth. We penetrated 
fully fifteen miles inland, to a series of fresh-water lagoons. In 
this region, vast stretches of marl are broken by long and narrow 
strips of pineyard and irregular patches of water, some of which 
are salt, some brackish, and others fresh. Vegetation generally 
is stunted, often conspicuously so. Trees are mostly reduced to 
shrubs; the pine trees, which in most places seem to be able to 
shapes. e most interesting herbs collected were Physurus 
querceticola and Utricularia cornuta, of Florida. Although not 
abundant, at least at this time of the year, the latter plant 
was found here and there over a large area 
Inland from the mouth of Staniard Creek we found conditions 
