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THE PLANT WORLD. 
In the immediate vicinity of this so-called Cabbage Pond, is an 
example of what the inhabitants call a “ fountain.” This particu¬ 
lar one is a body of fresh water, seventy-five or a hundred feet in 
diameter, fringed all around with a border of saw-grass and 
shrubs, and infested, at least at the time of our visit, with mos¬ 
quitos. The water was of an inky blackness, not at all inviting 
as a drinking place. This blackness, however, was not due, as I 
Fig. 25. Savannah formation, with a coppice in the background. View in 
Upper Savannah near west end of Salt Lake. 
at first suspected, to impurities, but was the result of the great 
depth of the water. I was informed by our guide that soundings 
had been made but without success in reaching the bottom. 
Another of these small savannahs was seen at Smith’s Thatch 
Pond, on the south side of the same island. Here was again found 
the same palm, growing in great profusion, and the same brand 
of mosquito, judging from his ceaseless activity and penetrating 
powers. Standing on the edge of this savannah, and looking out 
upon the rich tropical effect produced by the palms, one could 
