PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PEAT.

FLORIDA.
AGASSIZ, A. The Florida elevated reef. (With notes on the geology of southern Florida by L. S. Griswold). Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harv. Coll.
28: 29-62, pl. 1-26. Oct. 1896.
The plates include several photographs of the Everglades, probably the first ever published, at least in scientific literature. Some of them are rather poor, but they were doubtless taken under considerable difficulties. AGASSIz, G. Florida-land of enchantment. Nat. Mag. (Boston), 34: 34-94.
Folded colored map and 83 half-tones. "Nov." (Oct.) I9IO.
This is probably the most comprehensive of all the numerous magazine articles on Florida which have been published in recent years. Contains several views of the Everglades.
CAMPBELL, M. R. Peat. U. S. Geol. Surv. Mineral Resources 1905: 1319-1322.
i9o6.
Relates mostly to Florida peat, from near Orlando.
CHENEY, J. M. Peat in Florida. The Engineer, 42: 547-548, 3 illustrations. Aug.
15, 1905. (Not seen. Cited from U. S. Geol. Surv. Bull. 290, p. 15, and
from information furnished by Dr. C. A. Davis.)
Describes the author's peat plant near Orlando.
CURTISS, A. H. How the bald cypress converts lakes into forests. Garden &
Forest I: 123-124. May 9, I888.
DALL, W. H. (Geology of Florida). U. S. Geol. Surv. Bull. 84: 85-I58, with
colored map. 1892.
Contains many notes on topography and speculations oi geographical history. DALL, W. H. A new Floridian Amnicola. The Nautilus 24: 2. May, I9IO.
Lists 15 species of recent shells from peat near Lake Panasoffkee.
[ELLIOT, H. S., compiler.] Florida. A pamphlet descriptive of its history,
topography, climate, soil, resources and natural advantages, in general and by counties. Prepared in the interest of immigration by the De apartment of Agriculture. 591 pages and several half-tone plates. Tallahassee, 1904.
A little-known book, of which only about I,OOO copies were printed. Contains considerable geographical information which is not found elsewhere. Unfortunately, the county descriptions in most cases were prepared by persons each of whom was trying to prove his own county the best in the State, andl this naturally gives rise to some extravagantstatements. FIPPIN, E. 0. & RooT, A. S. Soil survey of Gadsden County, Florida. Field Operations U. S. Bureau of Soils 1903: 331-353, f. 13 & folded colored
map. 1904. (Also issued in advance as a 27-page separate).
FULLER, M. L. (Wells and springs of) Florida. U. S. Geol. Surv. Water Supply & Irrigation Paper 102: 238-275. 1904. (Measurements of springs by
B. M. Hall on last page).
Contains some interesting geographical information, but is marred bv numerous errors, which are almost unavoidable in such compilations. FULLER, M/. L. (Underground water of) Florida. U. S. Geol. Surv. Water Supply & Irrigation Paper 114: 159-163, f. 22. 1905.

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