CONTENTS xx! 



CHAPTER XVI 



THE RELATION BETWEEN LITTORAL AND INLAND PLANTS Continued 



The Fijian difficulty. — Inland species of a genus possessing fruits not known 

 to have any means of dispersal through agencies now at work in the 

 Pacific. — Pandanus. — Its remarkable distribution in oceanic groups, 

 be attributed perhaps to extinct Columlxu or extinct Struthious bird-. 

 Barringtonia. — Guettarda. — Eugenia. — Drymispermum. — Acacia lauri folia. 

 — Conclusions to be drawn from the discussion. — Summary of Chapters 

 XIV., XV., XVI Pages 155-169 



CHAPTER XVII 



THE STORIES OF AFZELIA BIJUGA, ENTADA SCANDENS, AND GESALPIXIA 



BONDUCELLA 



Afzelia bijuga. — The African home of the genus. — The double station of Afzelia 

 bijuga, inland and at the coast. — The nature of the buoyancy of its seeds. — 

 Summary relating to Afzelia bijuga. — Entada scandens. — Its station and 

 distribution. — Darwin's opinion of the plant. — The dispersal of its seeds by 

 the currents. — Summary relating to the plant. — Csesalpinia bonducella and 

 C. bonduc. — Their station and distribution. — Their characters in various 

 Pacific groups. — The parents of inland species. — Their dispersal by the 

 currents. — The germination of their seeds. — A dream of vivipary. — The 

 causes of the seed-buoyancy. — Summary of results . . . Pages 170 — 197 



CHAPTER XVIII 



THE ENIGMAS OF THE LEGUMINOS.E OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS 



Leguminosse predominate in tropical littoral floras. — The anomalies of their 

 distribution in the Pacific islands. — They conform to no one rule of dis 

 persal or of distribution. — Strangers to their stations. — The American home 

 of most of the Leguminous littoral plants. — Summary . . Pages 198 — 205 



CHAPTER XIX 



the inland plants of the pacific islands 



Preliminary Comparison of the Physical Conditions of Hawaii. 



Fiji, and Taiii i i 



Introductory remarks. — The tranquil working of the winds and currents . 



trasted with the revolutionary influence of the bird. --The Hawaiian, Fijian, 

 and Tahitian groups. — Their surface-areas and elevations. — Their dim.: 

 — The mountain climate of Hawaii. — The rainfall of the three groups.— 

 Summary Pages 204- 



