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Note 24. Grouping of some of the characteristic plants of the strand 

 flora of Fiji. 

 „ 25. The strand flora of the Tahitian region. 

 „ 26. The Fijian shore plants not found in Tahiti. 

 „ 27. The intruders into the beach flora from the inland plants of 



Tahiti. 

 ,, 28. The littoral plants of the Hawaiian islands. 

 ,, 29. Botanical notes on the coast plants of the Hawaiian islands. 

 ,, 30. The beach drift of the Hawaiian islands. 

 „ 31. The inland extension of the shore plants of the Hawaiian 



islands. 

 „ 32. The Fijian species of Premna. 



,, 33. De Candolle's list of plants dispersed exclusively by currents. 

 „ 34. The littoral plants of the eastern-most Polynesian islands. 

 „ 35. Distribution of the littoral plants with buoyant seeds or fruits 

 that occur in the Fijian, Tongan, Samoan, Tahitian, and 

 Hawaiian Groups. 

 ,, 36. Hawaiian plants with buoyant seeds or fruits known to be 

 dispersed by the currents either exclusively or with the 

 assistance of frugivorous birds. 

 „ 37. On vivipary in the fruits of Barringtonia racemosa and Carapa 



obovata. 

 ,, 38. On the temperature and density of the surface water of the 

 estuaries of the Rewa River in Fiji and of the Guayaquil 

 River in Ecuador. 

 „ 39. On the Pacific species of Strongylodon. 

 „ 40. Precautions in testing seed-buoyancy. 

 „ 41. The buoyancy of the seeds of Convolvulus soldanella in 



fresh-water and sea-water compared. 

 „ 42. On secular changes in sea-density. 



„ 43. On the mucosity of small seeds and seed-like fruits when wet. 

 „ 44. Upon the effects of inland extension on the buoyancy of the 



seeds or fruits of littoral plants. 

 „ 45. Tabulated results of the classification, according to Schimper's 

 application of the Natural Selection Theory, of the buoyant 

 seeds and fruits of tropical littoral plants. 

 ,, 46. On the modes of dispersal of the genus Brackenridgea. 

 „ 47. On the transport of gourds by currents. 



,, 48. On the useless dispersal by currents of the fruits of the Oak 

 and of other species of Quercus, as well as of the Hazel 

 (Corylus). 

 ,, 49. On the distribution of Ipomea pes caprae, Convolvulus 



soldanella, and Convolvulus sepium. 

 „ 50. On the structure of the seeds and fruits of Barringtonia. 



