JOURNAL OF THE NEW YorK BOTANICAL GARDEN PLATE 236 
Fantastic woody roots occur in some of the hammocks of the Everglade Keys. 
The one here illustrated is in the Deering hammock at Cutler and stands about 
three feet high. It is connected with a pond-apple tree (Annona glabra) that 
stands about ten feet away from it. The particular reason for this aérial] section 
of the root is not apparent. 
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The roots 
Stilted trees are common in the hammocks of the Everglade Keys. 
The 
grow directly on the rock which lies beneath a rather thin layer of humus. 
pigeon-plum tree (Coccolobis laurifolia) here illustrated is in the Deering hammock 
at Cutler. Such cage-like structures’ make ideal homes for wild rodents, and 
doubtless were used by the Florida-lynx which was plentiful in this hammock 
until a quite recent date. 
