Name/Title
Natural history of Paradise Key and the near-by Everglades of FloridaEntry/Object ID
Library.807Tags
Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023Description
[57] p. : ill. (64 plates), 1 folded map ; 24 cm.
Natural history of Paradise Key and the nearby Everglades of Florida by William Safford.
"From the Smithsonian report for 1917, pages 377-434 (with 64 plates)"
"Paradise Key, an island in the heart of the Everglades of Florida, is almost unique from a biological point of view... The writer was directed by the Secretary of Agriculture to make a survey of the region, which was begun in September, 1917, and resulted in collections in nearly all branches of natural history. These items have been studied and classified by specialists.."
Topics include: Physical geography of the Everglades -- Forest trees and shrubs -- Florida Palms -- Spiders -- Beetles -- Moths & Butterflies -- Ants,Wasps & Bees -- Reptiles such as alligators, lizards, snakes --Birds -- Mammals -- Indians of Southern Florida -- Seminoles.
Many b/w photos of items such as sawgrass, alligator apple, swamp cypress, Royal Palm State Park, strangling fig, spanish moss, crawfish, scorpions, dragon flies, moths, butterflies, jewel wasps.Collection
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Natural history -- Florida, Natural history -- Florida -- Everglades., Everglades (Fla.) -- History., Botany -- Florida.Publication Details
Author
Safford, William Edwin 1859-1926Publisher
Government Printing OfficePlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Washington, D.C.Call No.
Rare Book QH 105 .F6 S2 1919LCCN
20005157