Photographs of plants approximately 1913-1934 / collected and captioned by Gifford.
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Title:
Photographs of plants approximately 1913-1934 / collected and captioned by Gifford.
Creator:
Gifford, John Clayton, 1870-1949.
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Language:
English
Physical Description:
9 photos. on 7 sheets : black and white.

Notes

Abstract:
1. [Dr. Gifford inspecting] a natural growth of cajeputs near Davie / by Claude C. Matlack. ca. 1934. -- 2. The first cajeputs planted in Florida [at Davie], ca. 1920. -- 3. Miami Canal, 1913? -- 4. Elliott Key : men standing under sea grape and drinking from coconut / by John Craig. ca. 1915. -- 5. Seminoles in dugout canoes. -- 6-7. Top view: moonvines covering custard apples on the south shore of Lake Okeechobee. Bottom view: sawgrass marsh and small tree islands. -- 8. Buttonwood (left) and red mangrove, ca. 1920. -- 9. Custard apple [pond apple] in the Everglades / by Claude C. Matlack. Matlack no. 669-50.
General Note:
Gifford introduced the cajupet melaleuca to Florida in 1906, when he planted seeds from Cuba at Davie (The tree is native to Australia). Melaleucas were intended to help reclaim lands by absorbing water and drying wetlands.

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
HistoryMiami
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Resource Identifier:
JG00010001