December 23d, 1911, Miami. A bright sunny morning with very little wind stirring. But at the start at 8 A.M. to see if I could get a launch in Cafe Florida, Soldine Key and Forsey Keys 10 mile south east of Miami. Could have had a boat all day for $8.00 seemingly with 2 men. This seemed to me too much money and as the day promises to be very hot concluded to wait until any visit to the end of the railway line. Then spent 90 minutes in the Royal Palm Hotel Garden looking at and photographing the more character- istic plants, took 12 pictures. There are many plants in Florida taken rare that the immature palms are shady. The Poinsettia and Hydrangea pink was taken the prize. If my pictures turn out they will have an interesting series of tropical plant pictures. In the afternoon had a buggy for 3 hours and drove to Coconut Grove and then back inland through the pine forest. Drove about 12 miles. First crossed on the Miami River and then along the Jungle Road to Coconut Grove or 4 miles along the edge of Biscayne Bay. At first one goes through the