1. On the distributional limits of the lucidophyllous forest in the Japanese Archipelago

   • Tamotsu Hattori
   • Satoshi Nakanishi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 317 - 333

2. On the relationship between two indices (“Bulk density” and “dry-matter content”) of dry-matter accumulation in plant organs

   • Yota Yokoi
   • Akihiko Kishida

   OriginalPaper Pages: 335 - 345

3. The crowding effect in an artificially mixed population of three species

   • Kiyokazu Suehiro
   • Husato Ogawa
   • Kazuo Hozumi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 347 - 357

4. Taxonomical studies on theHypericum pseudopetiolatum complex

   • Tatsumi Kato

   OriginalPaper Pages: 359 - 370

5. Comparative life history of aspidiaceous ferns in northern Japan with reference to fertility during sporophyte development in relation to habitats

   • Toshiyuki Sato

   OriginalPaper Pages: 371 - 381

6. Studies on the life history of an evergreen herb,Pyrola japonica, population on a forest floor in a warm temperate region

   • Hiroshi Koizumi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 383 - 392

7. An investigation for the occurrence of C₄ photosynthesis in the Cyperaceae from Australia

   • Tomoshiro Takeda
   • Osamu Ueno
   • Takeshi Ohtani

   OriginalPaper Pages: 393 - 411

8. Chromosome numbers and their taxonomic implications in the genusPoa of Japan

   • Tuguo Tateoka

   OriginalPaper Pages: 413 - 437

9. Effects of osmotic concentrations and IAA on the rapid shortening of the cortex in the main pulvinus ofMinosa pudica

   • Takeshi Abe

   OriginalPaper Pages: 439 - 447