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(9) All Pacific climates are represented in the Hawaiian moun- 

 tains, that of Fiji on the lower slopes, that of New Zealand half 

 way up, and that of the Antarctic islands on the summits. 



(10) When contrasting the floras of Fiji, Tahiti, and Hawaii, it 

 will be necessary to restrict our comparison in the case of Hawaii 

 to the lower slopes below 4,000 or 5,000 feet ; and we should expect 

 the Hawaiian mountain flora to be scantily represented in Tahiti, 

 and scarcely at all in Fiji and Samoa. 



