n CONTENTS. 



rage. 



The chomical composition and biological role of an oxydase, Euler and Bolin. 115 



The influence of copper sails upon alcoholic fermcntatinn, Seiss 115 



Influence of manganese on Saccharomyces eUipsoideus and S. apiculatus, Seiss.. I J5 



The nucleic acid of yeast, Levene 115 



An experimental study of bagasse and bagasse furnaces, Kerr and Percy. ..... 115 



Sugar and com sirup as raw materials for confectionery and ])reserves, liosck-y. 1 17 



A uniform nomenclature for the products of sugar manufacture, Strohmer 117 



METEOROLOGY — WATER. 



Meteorology, Kleinschmidt 117 



Brief list of meteorological text-books and reference books, Talman 117 



Meteorological observations at the Massachusetts Station, Ostrandcr and 1 )anion. 1 1 7 



Weather observations 117 



Physical and meteorological service, Jaubert 117 



Meteorology and climate [of New South Wales] 117 



On the composition of atmosj^heric air, Claude 117 



Analysis of air, Miquel 117 



Apparatus for the purification of air J 1 7 



The duration of hailstorms 1 18 



A test of hail protection, De Beaucham]) 118 



Some observations on dew ponds, Martin 118 



Dew ponds 118 



Fluorescent substances in waters, Dienert 118 



Methods used for measuring fluorescence in waters, Dienert 118 



The use of the acoustele in hydrology, Dienert 118 



Study of the subterranean waters of Paris, Miquel 118 



Potable and drainage waters of Paris, Miquel 118 



Pure water in town and country 118 



Drinking water on trains 118 



Changes in drinking water due to the metal of distributing conduits, Ferrier. . 119 



The Yallahs smell, Ashby 119 



Regulations regarding potable waters 119 



Present standards as a guide to the wholesomeness of drinking water, McLean. 119 



New bacteriological standard for water analyses, Starkey 1 19 



Investigations on permeability of soils for bacteria, Ditthorn and Luerssen ... 119 



Fundamental principles of sewage purification on land, Hering 119 



Standards of purification for sewage effluents, Thompson 119 



Organic colloid substances in sewage waters, Rolants 119 



Sewage sludge disposal at Brockton, Mass 119 



Conditions and object of agricultural hydrotechnical work in Russia, Jilinsky. 120 



SOILS — FERTILIZERS. 



Report of the soil chemist and bacteriologist, Lipman et al 120 



Partial sterilization and the production of plant food, Russell and Hutchinson. . 121 



The accumulation of green-manure nitrogen in light sandy soils, von Seelhorst. . . 122 



Relation of native legumes to soil nitrogen of Nebraska, Alway and Pinckney. . 122 



Soil nitrogen, Wrightson 122 



Some effects of nitrogen-fixing bacteria on nonleguminous plants, Bottomley. . 122 



The fixation of nitrogen by soil bacteria. Hall 123 



Nitrogen-fixing bacteria and nonleguminous plants, Bottomley and Hall 123 



Important bacteria in Jamaica soils, Ashby 123 



The regeneration of the nitrogen-fixing power of bacteria, Bredemann 123 



The identity of nitrogen-fixing Clostridia, Pringsheim 123 



The fertility of the soil, Puttemans 123 



Analyses of soils 123 



The natural regeneration of worn-out cocoa soils, Jardine 123 



The uncultivated soils in Denmark 123 



On the earth temperature at Osaka, Okada 123 



The water economy of the soil, Quante 124 



Soil moisture in crop production 124 



Soil acidity, Kelley 124 



Effects of salts on soils, Taylor 124 



Factors influencing the phosphate content of soils, Whitson and Stoddart 125 



Fertilizers for Wisconsin farms, Woil 125 



On the value of barnyard manure in agriculture, Vibrans 125 



