THE ERAS IN THE FLORAL HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
THE AGE OF FERNS
The eras in the plant-stocking.—The age of ferns and lycopods.—The
relative proportion of vascular cryptogams in Hawaii, Fiji, and
Tahiti.—The large number of peculiar species in Hawaii.—The mountain
ferns of Hawaii.—The origin of peculiar species.—Dr. Hillebrand’s
views.—Their origin connected not with greater variety of climate in
Hawaii, but with isolation.—Summary
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