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OX THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FORMOSAN CONIFERS. 



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In the foregoing table we have considered the place of the Formosan 

 flora in East Asia. Let us now see the respective importance of the 

 other floras. 



First take Japan : — 



Table 5.— Japan. 



Japan is most similar to Formosa, next to North China, then Central 

 China, and lastly India. Again we see that Japan and India have but 

 little relation between them. 



Secondly North China : — 



Table 6.— North China. 



North China bears most similarity to Formosa, next to Japan, 

 then Central China, and India least of all. Here we see that North 

 China interchanged its species most largely with Formosa, though they are 

 not directly connected. 



