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have no direct evidence as to the methods by which plants are 

 transmitted over stretches of ocean; this applies to many other 

 islands and territories besides Funafuti. 



1. Floating seeds distributed by ocean currents. 

 Calophyllum inophyUum^ Linn. Gardenia taite^isis, DC. 

 Hibiscus tlliaceus, Linn. Guettarda speciosa, Linn. 

 Thespesia popidnea, Corr. Wedelia hiflora^ DC. 

 Suriana maritima, Linn. Sccevola Koenigii, Vahl. 

 Canavalia ensiformis,DG. var. Ochrosia borbonica, Gmelin. 



turgida. Cordia suhcordala^ Lam. 



Ccesalpinia Bonducella, Fleming. Tournefortia argentea, Linn. 



Rhizophora mucronata, Lam. Ipomcea biloba, Forsk. 



Terminalia sp., prob. T. Catappa, Hernandia peltata^ Meissn. 



Linn. Pandanus sp. 



Barringtonia Butonica, Forst. Cocos nuci/era, Linn. 

 Pemphis acidula, Forst. 



2. The seeds adhering to the roots of introduced plants or to 

 the feet of birds. 



Jussieua sp. Eragrosiis ciliaris, Link. 



Scirpus sp. Lepturus acutiglumis, Steud. 



Eleusine indica, Gaertn. Lepturus repens, R.Br. 



3. The following have succulent fruits which are eaten by 

 birds. 



Morinda citri folia, Linn. Premna taitensis, Schauer. 



Cassytha Jiliformis, Linn. Ficus sp. 



Rivina Icevis, Linn. Pipturus velutinus, Wedd. 



4. A viscid plant which adheres to birds and animals. 

 Adenostemma viscosum, Forst. 



5. The fruits of the following are burrs. 



Achryanthes aspera, Linn. Triumfetta procumbenSj Forst^ 



Boerhaavia diffusa, Linn. 



6. The spores of the following ferns may travel for a consider- 

 able distance through the agency of wind ; also they would 



