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| Title |
Photographs of plants 1913-1934? / collected and captioned by Gifford. |
| Creator |
Gifford, John Clayton, 1870-1949. |
| 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. |
| Subject(s) |
Cajeput (Melaleuca quinquenervia) |
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Dugout canoes--Florida--Everglades. |
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Melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia) |
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Plant introduction--Florida. |
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Pond apple. |
| Series |
Reclaiming the Everglades |
| Description |
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. |
| Contributor |
Craig, John. |
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Matlack, Claude Carson, 1878-1944. |
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Reclaiming the Everglades. |
| Date |
1913-1934. |
| Format |
9 photos. on 7 sheets : b&w. |
| Geographic Subject(s) |
Davie (Fla.) |
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Elliott Key (Fla.) |
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Everglades (Fla.)--Photographs. |
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Miami Canal (Fla.) |
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Okeechobee, Lake (Fla.) |
| Reproduction Note |
Electronic reproduction. Miami, Fla. : Reclaiming the Everglades, c2000. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. Digitized from photographs held by the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami, Florida. |
| Identifier |
jg00010001 |
| Identifier |
RTJG00010001 |
| PID |
132194 |
| Number of views |
88 |
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