Preface | p. ix |
Introduction | p. 3 |
What are tropical seeds and fruits? Buoyancy | |
Plant dispersal | |
Economic aspects | |
Observations at sea | |
Samples from the sea bottom | |
History | p. 16 |
Northern Europe and United States | |
West Indies | |
Africa | |
Indian Ocean | |
Transport Currents and Collecting Beaches | p. 27 |
Northern Europe | |
Eastern United States | |
Gulf of Mexico | |
West Indies | |
Eastern South America | |
Africa | |
Indian Ocean | |
Australia and New Zealand | |
Eastern Asia | |
Pacific Ocean | |
Western New World | |
Collecting and Uses | p. 42 |
Suggestions for searching | |
Identification | |
A permanent collection | |
Tips for the foreign traveller | |
Enhanced beauty | |
Sea-bean jewelry | |
Instructions for growing | |
Systematic Descriptions and Illustrations | p. 58 |
Disseminule key | |
Catalog | p. 67 |
Appendix | p. 208 |
Generic list | |
Family list | |
Glossary | p. 225 |
Bibliography | p. 227 |
Index | p. 233 |
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