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States only in one isolated pot-hole near the trail between Home- 
stead and Camp Jackson. All previous exploration on the Ever- 
glade Keys failed to bring the plant to light elsewhere. Curi- 
ously enough on this newly explored island nearly every pot-hole, 
both large and small, was lined on the eastern side with dense 
masses of this peculiar and graceful fern. 
The rains having become less frequent and a steady dry south- 
east wind having set in, we assumed that the water in the ever- 
glades had fallen sufficiently to allow us to reach Long Key 
more conveniently than on our former trip, and to carry on at 
least some exploration there. Consequently, we again moved 
our baggage to Camp Jackson. After reaching that point, sev- 
eral hours spent in mud and water again brought us to a camp- 
ing place on a small island which forms the eastern end of the 
Long Key group. 
Here again, as in the case of our mule, nature was kind to us, 
and the advantageous make-up of our party was forcibly dem- 
onstrated. Our two carriers were strong men of moderate size, 
well suited to transporting a large amount of baggage; our 
camp-man on the other hand was over six feet tall and thin, and 
boasted of wearing a number thirteen shoe! This combination, 
of peculiarities proved to be of great utility, for whenever one or 
another member of the party with a heavy pack would bog ina 
submerged pot-hole filled with soft mud, the camp-man, because 
of his superior height on the one hand and the area of his shoes 
on the other, would soon have his companion extracted. 
After a night’s rest in camp we set off at daybreak, with 
several days’ rations, in nearly a direct line over the everglades 
for the southwestern extremity of the chain of islands, about 
fifteen miles distant, deviating from the line only to cross out- 
lying islands near our course. On the most distant island visited 
we found another tree to add to the arboreous flora of the United 
States. Returning we crossed portions ‘of the three larger islands 
which form the backbone of the group, exploring both the pine- 
lands and such hammocks as had not been burned out by recent 
fires. The flora of the pinelands was both rich and interesting, 
but that of the small hammocks turned out to be rather disap- 
