xxiv CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XXVI 



THE ERA OF THE NON-ENDEMIC GENERA OF FLOWERING PLANTS 



{continued) 



The Age of Malayan Plants (continued) 



The Age of Wide Dispersal over the Tropical Pacific {continued) 



The widely dispersed genera that are as a rule not entirely represented by 

 endemic species in any archipelago.— Elasocarpus. — Dodonasa. — Metro- 

 sideros. — Alyxia. — Alphitonia. — Pisonia. — Wikstroemia. — Peperomia. — 

 Eugenia.— Gossypium.— The last stage in the general dispersal of plants 

 of the Malayan era as illustrated by the widely-dispersed genera having 

 as a rule no peculiar species. — Rhus. — Osteomeles. — Plectronia. — Boer- 

 haavia.— Polygonum.— Pipturus.—Dianella.— Summary . Pages 333—358 



CHAPTER XXVII 



THE ERA OF THE NON-ENDEMIC GENERA OF FLOWERING PLANTS 



{continued) 



The Age of Malayan Plants {continued) 



The Age of Local Dispersal 



Synopsis of the Chapter given on page 359 . /"agvj- 359— 410 



CHAPTER XXVIII 



THE POLYNESIAN AND HIS PLANTS 



Identity of the problems presented by the indigenous plants and the peoples 

 of the Pacific islands. — The food-plants of the Polynesians and the pre- 

 Polynesians. — Their weeds. — The aboriginal weeds. — The white man's 

 weeds. — Weeds follow the cultivator but are distributed by birds. — The 

 general dispersion of weeds antedates the appearance of the Polynesian in 

 the Pacific. — Weeds of little value to the ethnologist. — Aleurites moluccana. 

 — Inocarpus edulis, Gyrocarpus Jacquini, Serianthes myriadenia, Leucsena 

 Forsteri, MussEenda frondosa, Lufifa insularum. — Summary . Pages ^11 — 428 



CHAPTER XXIX 



BEACH AND RIVER DRIFT 



In the south of England. — On the coast of Scandinavia. — In the Mediterranean. 

 — Southern Chile. — Very little effective dispersal by currents in temperate 

 latitudes. — Cakile maritima. — In tropical regions. — River drift. — River 

 and beach drift of Fiji. — Musa Ensete. — The coco-nut. — River and beach 

 drift of Hawaii. — Comparison of the beach drift of the Old and New 

 Worlds. — Summary . Pages 429 — 439 



