CHAPTER II

THE FLORAS OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF DISPERSAL

BY CURRENTS

The initial experiment.—The proportion of littoral plants.—The two great

principles of buoyancy.—The investigations of Professor Schimper.—The

investigations of the author.—The great sorting process of the

ages.—Preliminary results of the inquiry into the buoyancy of seeds

and fruits.

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