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and cover the trunks of most of the trees : Anipclopsis arborca, 

 PartJienocissiis quinqnefolia and Gclscniinm scnipervirens. Ber- 

 cJicuiia scandcns is rare. In the shallow water grows Hydroco- 

 tyk vanuucnloidcs, and on the damp borders are Lippia nodiflora, 

 Diodia virginiana, Micrantlicminn orbiciilatiim, Liidwigia virgata 

 and Ridnts trivialis. The fern Dryoptcris TJiclyptcris is found in 

 considerable quantity in shallow water. Other herbaceous plants 

 in this area were Boclivicria scabra, Lactuca elongata, Polygonum 

 setacenvi and Bidcns frondosa. A species of Lccliea was also 

 plentiful. The beautiful malvaceous plant, Kostclctzkya altJiaci- 

 folia, while not seen here, was found in a marshy place further 

 inland. 



The Forest. — In the forest which covers the whole interior of 

 the island the trees are of vigorous growth, reaching a height of 

 thirty to forty feet. The pines {Pimis Taeda) and oaks {Oucrcits 

 virginiana and Qiicrais laiirifolia) are the dominant forms, but 

 a number of other species are more or less plentiful. Large 

 specimens, 40 feet high, of Jjinipcrns virginiana were seen, and 

 the following, though not so large, reached the proportions of 

 trees — Persea Borbonia, Ilex opaca, Morns rubra, Osniantlius 

 {Oled) americana, Celt is occidcntalis, Prunus serotina, Burnelia 

 tenax and Salix fluviatilis. In sandy or damp places the pal- 

 metto forms a conspicuous part of the vegetation (Fig. 3). On 

 the oaks the gray moss {Tillandsia us7ieoidcs) hung in long fes- 

 toons, while mistletoe {PJioradcndron Jlavescens) and the fern 

 Polypodiuni polypodioides were not uncommon on the trees. The 

 undergrowth was made up of the following shrubs, Lauroccrasus 

 caroliniana, Callicarpa americana, Myrica carolinensis. Ilex vonii- 

 toria, Rhus copallina and Fagara Clava-Hcrcidis. In addition to 

 these, OsuiantJins americana and Bumclia tenax, already men- 

 tioned as trees, are more often found as shrubs in the under- 

 growth. The live oak, too, is frequently low and almost 

 procumbent, forming a large part of the shrubby growth even 

 under large trees of the same species. In the woods as well as 

 near the dunes the woody vines are conspicuous. The yellow 

 jessamine, the poison ivy and the Virginia creeper are abundant. 

 Berchemia scandcns was not so common. The principal herba- 



