CHAPTER Xn 

 A.lon^ tHe Mangrove Shore 



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ANGROVES flourish along tropical 

 and semi-tropical seashores the world 

 around, though they are not found in 

 Hawaii and a few other localities. 

 They usually grow on the borders of brackish 

 bays, lagoons, and lower stretches of streams but 

 are sometimes met with on open and even rocky 

 beaches. While there are several species in the 

 Old World, only one, the common red mangrove 

 {Rhizophora mangle), is found in the Western Hemi- 

 sphere, and this has a fine development in southern 

 Florida. It has been reported as ranging nortt to 

 Cedar Keys on the west coast of our State and to 

 Mosquito Inlet on the eastern side of the peninsula. 

 It is a tender tree and in time of severe frost has 

 repeatedly been killed outright in its northern 

 range; hence the different records regarding its 

 distribution in the State do not agree. During the 



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