clearing of the mangrove swamp and in one of these clearings still a picture of the tree on stilts. There was considerable swamp mud that had been turned up by the plough but there was no true peat formation. I don't if there was 3 feet of any other muck soil. In general it was lime for the whole stretch of. The jungle road is an interesting drive to see the sea margin swamps from a simple and get a tremendous plant life. Many vines and creeper of the plants have thick creeping leaves. After getting about 2 miles south of Miami we clear had distinct evidence of an abandoned sea tuna. The swamp facing the sea had a width of jungle not exceeding 1000 to 1500 feet and more of it was than one fifth foot above the bay level. Then came a vertical cliff, and hidden by the Miami rail line ex- tending to the yacht Club House. This quarried into in several places and marble in it more than 10 feet high. Above is a slightly rising land for probably another foot. All of the land above the jungle swamp is covered with the "southern pine" and some stunted palm, palm trees with a species of cycads. The local cycads name in the area is "Rumpathy" and stands a said