CONTENTS 



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Theories as to the Origin of the Hawaiian Islands 5 



Topography of the Islands 6 



Rainfall 7 



Botanical Regions of the Islands 8 



Predominance of endemic species, and relation to the Southern Pacific 



floras 10 



Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes 1 1 



Pteridophytes 14 



Spermatophytes 15 



Guppy's theory as to origin of the Hawaiian flora 17 



Strand Flora 21 



The possibility of a former land connection between Hawaii and the 



South Pacific 21 



Indo-Malayan, Australasian and South American elements in the flora 22 



North American elements of the flora 23 



Absence of certain types ; possible extinction of species ; conclusion 24 



Tables showing the relative numbers of American and Australasian- 

 Malaysian genera 25 



Fauna of Hawaii, molluscs, insects 28 



Arachnida, marine invertebrates 30 



Vertebrates 32 



Conclusion . ..34 



