FLORIDA TRAILS [Illustration: “The road down Indian River winds always southward toward the sun” [_Page 208_]] FLORIDA TRAILS AS SEEN FROM JACKSONVILLE TO KEY WEST AND FROM NOVEMBER TO APRIL INCLUSIVE BY WINTHROP PACKARD _Author of “Wild Pastures,” “Wood Wanderings,” etc._ ILLUSTRATED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR AND OTHERS [Illustration] BOSTON SMALL, MAYNARD AND COMPANY PUBLISHERS _Copyright, 1910_ BY SMALL, MAYNARD AND COMPANY (INCORPORATED) Entered at Stationers’ Hall THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A. TO MY MOTHER The author wishes to express his thanks to the editors of the “Boston Evening Transcript” for permission to reprint in this volume matter originally contributed to the columns of that paper; to Mr. H. E. Hill of Fort Pierce, Florida, and to Mr. J. D. Rahner of St. Augustine, Florida, for permission to use certain photographs which so ably supplement his own; and to very many Florida people, through whose unfailing hospitality and friendly guidance he was able to see and know many things which otherwise he would have been unable to find or understand. This spirit of courtly hospitality and neighborly good will seems to be as unfailing as the Florida sunshine, and is characteristic alike of the native and the adopted citizen. It adds one more delight to the many to be found in this beautiful region. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I GOING SOUTH WITH THE WARBLERS 1 II CERTAIN SOUTHERN BUTTERFLIES 13 III ALONG THE RIVER MARGIN 26 IV BIRDS OF A MORNING 38 V ’TWIXT ORANGE GROVE AND SWAMP 49 VI JASMINE AND CHEROKEE ROSES 61 VII A FROSTY MORNING IN FLORIDA 75 VIII CHRISTMAS AT ST. AUGUSTINE 86 IX IN A FLORIDA FREEZE 96 X DOWN THE INDIAN RIVER 107 XI SPRING IN THE SAVANNAS 118 XII SEVEN THOUSAND PELICANS 129 XIII JUST FISHING 140