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ful as that of white clover. This tree is confined to the Penin- 

 sula -of Florida, where it is regarded as the best honey plant 

 that grows in that locality. 



Here we see the danger of common names. This is not a 

 mangrove at all, though the leaves resemble those of the true 



Fig. 158. 



True Mangrove. 



mangrove, they are more tomentose or hairy, and, like that 

 tree, it grows down to the very waters' edge, so it is not affected 



