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trolling destructive insecls. This pajjcr contains a list of i)lants 

 which need protection in the vicinity of St. Louis, Missouri and 

 the principal reasons for the destruction and conserjuent disap- 

 pearance of native plants. The discussion which ff;llowed its 

 presentation was participated in by Mr. Merkel, Sujjt. of the 

 New York Zoological Park and Mr. Morley, who stated that at 

 San Diego, California, certain portions of the park system will be 

 kept wild and that all park systems should take care of the 

 native flora! This is a hopeful sign of appreciation and help 

 from those who are best able to give it. 



In the Conservation number of the Tropic magazine published 

 at Miami, Florida, Charles T. Simpson, a veteran naturalist and 

 traveller, has published an article on "Paradise Key." This is a 

 hammock or island of hardwood trees in the everglades about 

 fifty miles south and west from Miami and about midway to 

 Cape Sable. This inteiesting tract is over a mile long and 

 includes 60 or more species of trees growing wild, of which 

 nearly a hundred are tall royal palms, rising above the level of 

 the forest. This tract has been acquired as a public park and 

 rechristened Royal Palm State Park. Mr. Charles Mosier has 

 been placed in charge as caretaker and the members of the 

 Florida Federation of Women's Clubs are taking an active 

 interest, not only in its preservation as a wild tract of land but 

 also in the protection of the birds in the Cuthbert Lake Bird 

 Sanctuary. Dr. Small and Mr. Simpson have visited the Royal 

 Palm Hammock and a list of over fifty species of trees have been 

 published. The article is illustrated by photographs. 



Elizabeth G. Brittox 



SHORTER NOTES 



Baptisia perfoliata in Florida? The leguminous genus 

 Baptisia is noteworthy for containing a considerable number 

 of well-marked species of rather restricted distribution. One 

 of the most striking in appearance is B. perfoliata (L.) R. Br., 

 whose recorded range is in the coastal plain from west-central 

 South Carolina to Appling County, Georgia. It is a "tumble- 



