18 APRIL 1952, Page 18

Florida

SIR,—Your review of The Florida of the Incas adheres to the belief that Florida was so named by Ponce de Leon because of its flowers- " The flowery land." Ponce de Leon discovered Florida on Easter Day (Pascua Florida), and unless there is evidence to the contrary it is much more reasonable to suppose that the name came from the date—as did Natal and others.—Yours truly, JASPER MOON. White Rock, Llanymynech, Mont.