Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899, Volume 2Summary of Chapter (see end of Chapter XVI.).Reading editionChapter navigation45 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterOBSERVATIONS OF A NATURALIST IN THE PACIFIC BETWEEN 1896 AND 1899PREFACELIST OF SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL AUTHORITIES QUOTED IN THIS VOLUME, WITH AN ENUMERATION OF THE AUTHOR’S BOTANICAL PAPERSADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONSChapter I · INTRODUCTIONChapter II · THE FLORAS OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF DISPERSAL BY CURRENTSChapter III · THE LESSON OF THE BRITISH FLORAChapter IV · THE LESSON OF THE BRITISH FLORA (continued)Chapter V · THE FIJIAN STRAND-FLORAChapter VI · THE TAHITIAN STRAND-FLORA (From materials supplied mainly by the work of Drake del Castillo)Chapter VII · THE HAWAIIAN STRAND-FLORAChapter VIII · THE LITTORAL PLANTS AND THE CURRENTS OF THE PACIFICChapter IX · THE GERMINATION OF FLOATING SEEDSChapter X · THE RELATION OF THE BUOYANCY OF SEEDS AND SEEDVESSELS TO THE DENSITY OF SEA-WATERChapter XI · ADAPTATION AND MEANS OF DISPERSALChapter XII · THE CAUSES OF THE BUOYANCY OF SEEDS AND FRUITS OF LITTORAL PLANTS WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO THOSE OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDSChapter XIII · ADAPTATION AND SEED-BUOYANCYChapter XIV · THE RELATION BETWEEN LITTORAL AND INLAND PLANTSChapter XV · THE RELATION BETWEEN LITTORAL AND INLAND PLANTS (continued)Summary of Chapter (see end of Chapter XVI.).Chapter XVI · THE RELATION BETWEEN LITTORAL AND INLAND PLANTS (continued)Chapter XVII · THE STORIES OF AFZELIA BIJUGA, ENTADA SCANDENS, AND CÆSALPINIA BONDUCELLAChapter XVIII · THE ENIGMAS OF THE LEGUMINOSÆ OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDSChapter XIX · THE INLAND PLANTS OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS Preliminary Comparison of the Physical Conditions of Hawaii, Fiji, and TahitiChapter XX · THE EPOCHS IN THE FLORAL HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS The Age of FernsChapter XXI · THE ERAS OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS The Age of Compositæ.Chapter XXII · THE ERA OF THE ENDEMIC GENERA (continued) The Compositæ and Lobeliaceæ (continued) The Age of the Tree-LobeliasChapter XXIII · THE ERA OF THE NON-ENDEMIC GENERA OF FLOWERING PLANTS The Mountain-Floras of the Pacific Islands as illustrated by the Non-endemic GeneraChapter XXIV · THE MOUNTAIN-FLORAS OF THE TAHITIAN AND FIJIAN REGIONSChapter XXV · THE ERA OF THE NON-ENDEMIC GENERA OF FLOWERING PLANTS (continued) The Age of the Malayan Plants as represented in the Low-level Flora of Hawaii and in the Bulk of the Floras of the Fijian and Tahitian RegionsChapter XXVI · THE MALAYAN ERA OF THE NON-ENDEMIC GENERA OF FLOWERING PLANTS (continued) The Age of Wide Dispersal over the Tropical Pacific (continued)Chapter XXVII · THE MALAYAN ERA OF THE NON-ENDEMIC GENERA OF FLOWERING PLANTS (continued) The Age of Local DispersalChapter XXVII · THE MALAYAN ERA OF THE NON-ENDEMIC GENERA OF FLOWERING PLANTS (continued) The Age of Local Dispersal (continued 2)Chapter XXVIII · THE POLYNESIAN AND HIS PLANTSChapter XXIX · BEACH AND RIVER DRIFTChapter XXX · THE VIVIPAROUS MANGROVES OF FIJI Rhizophora and BruguieraChapter XXXI · A CHAPTER ON VIVIPARYChapter XXXII · THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICAChapter XXXIII · SEED-DISPERSAL AND GEOLOGICAL TIMEChapter XXXIV · GENERAL ARGUMENT AND CONCLUSIONAPPENDIX List of NotesAPPENDIX List of Notes (continued 2)APPENDIX List of Notes (continued 3)GENERAL INDEXPrevious chapter ←Chapter XV · THE RELATION BETWEEN LITTORAL AND INLAND PLANTS (continued)Next chapter →Chapter XVI · THE RELATION BETWEEN LITTORAL AND INLAND PLANTS (continued)All chapters and sections (45)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsOBSERVATIONS OF A NATURALIST IN THE PACIFIC BETWEEN 1896 AND 1899PREFACELIST OF SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL AUTHORITIES QUOTED IN THIS VOLUME, WITH AN ENUMERATION OF THE AUTHOR’S BOTANICAL PAPERSADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONSChapters123456789101112131415161617181920212223242526272728293031323334Other sectionsAPPENDIX List of NotesAPPENDIX List of Notes (continued 2)APPENDIX List of Notes (continued 3)GENERAL INDEXSummary of Chapter (see end of Chapter XVI.).155◇← CHAPTER XV THE RELATION BETWEEN LITTORAL AND INLAND PLANTS (continued)CHAPTER XVI THE RELATION BETWEEN LITTORAL AND INLAND PLANTS (continued) →