The Everglades and other essays relating to southern Florida
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Title:
The Everglades and other essays relating to southern Florida
Creator:
Gifford, John Clayton, 1870-1949
Reclaiming the Everglades ( contributor )
Place of Publication:
Kansas City, Mo.
Publisher:
Everglade Land Sales Co.
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
4 p. l., 134 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Everglades (Fla.) ( lcsh )
Florida ( lcsh )
Genre:
non-fiction ( marcgt )
Target Audience:
general ( marctarget )

Notes

Abstract:
Everglades -- Trees -- Drainage -- Coconut -- Lime -- Sapodilla -- Banana -- Mahogany -- Bungalow construction -- Pineapple -- Mango ( , )
Scope and Content:
1. Front matter. 2. Title page, copyright statement, &... 3. Title page, copyright statement, & dedication. 4. Preface. 5. Chapter I: The Everglades of Florida and the Landes of France. 6. Chapter II: Southern Florida. 7. Chapter III: Trees as an aid to drainage. 8. Chapter IV: The coco palm. 9. Chapter V: The lime and the sapodilla. 10. Chapter VI: The banana and the papaw. 11. Chapter VII: What will grow in the Everglades. 12. Chapter VIII: Valuable trees for the Everglades. 13. Chapter IX: Some common Florida plants. 14. Chapter X: Vines for Everglade planting 15. Chapter XI: Mahogany in South Florida and the West Indies. 16. Chapter XII: Bungalow construction in South Florida. 17. Chapter XIII: The Everglades of Florida. 18. Chapter XIV: The problem of growing pineapples for market. 19. Chapter XV: The mango, the best of all the tropical fruits. 20. Appendix: A list of the trees of South Florida, native and introduced. 21. Back matter.
Funding:
Electronic format produced as part of Reclaiming the Everglades, a collaborative project of the University of Miami, Florida International University, and the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, funded by the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Program.
Statement of Responsibility:
by John Gifford.

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Source Institution:
Florida International University
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Resource Identifier:
000003969 ( aleph )
AAA1179 QF ( notis )