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A Florida Sketch-Book
Written by Bradford Torrey
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This is a series of late-19th Century essays about Florida's flora & fauna written by a Massachusetts-based naturalist. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
Note: page 142 was read from Google Books as it was missing from the Gutenberg version.
Note: page 142 was read from Google Books as it was missing from the Gutenberg version.
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