SUBJECT INDEX 



105 



Books on— Continued. 



yeasts, bacteria, and molds, (27) 727. 

 zebras, (28) 2fi9. 

 zebu cattle, (38) 69. 

 zoological philosophy, (33) 552. 

 zoology, (26) 163, 652; (30) 52, 248. 

 zoology, ecouomic, (33) 652; (38) 450. 

 zootechny, (26) 873; (30) 170, 174. 

 Boophilus — 



annulatus, see Cattle tick, 

 annulatus var. microplus, in Australia, (30) 82. 

 decoloratus, relation to anaplasmosis, (26) 585. 

 Borate buffer mixtures, hydrogen electrode poten- 

 tials of, (35) 801. 

 Borax— 



as food preservative, (30) 364. 

 as growth stimulant for hemp, (33) 432. 

 in fertilizers, effect on corn, (40) 322. 

 larvicidal value, (34) 359. 

 toxicity, (28) 661. 



use against fly larvae, (31) 604; (34) 160. 

 Bordeaux mixture — 



acid and alkaline, (38) 153, 154, 756; (39) 151, 548. 



adhesiveness, (27) 847. 



analyses, (27) 441; (31) 49, 142; (33) 47; (34) 436, 



639; (37) 243; (39) 240. 

 application to under side of grape leaves, (26) 



450. 

 as citrus spray, (33) 649. 

 • as spray for rubber trees, (35) 459. 

 as sugar cane dip, (27) 448. 

 as summer spray for apples, (33) 46. 

 calculating values, (40) 45. 

 chemistry and fungicidal action, (28) 552 

 composition, (32) 544; (34) 540. 

 copper content, (34) 748. 

 decomposition, (35) 352. 

 "Sect on— 



apples, (28) 47. 



leaf transpiration, (38) 126. 



plants, (32) 243. 



potatoes, (26) 53; (27) 151, 237, 738; (28) 433, 



434; (31) 643, 825; (33) 40; (36) 147. 

 sugar content of saps, (30) 647. 

 transpiration, (39) 828. 

 transpiration from abscised leaves and 

 potted plants, (36) 454. 

 factors affecting efficiency, (28) 537; (31) 50. 

 fungicidal action, (30) 399; (32) 545. 

 fungicidal value, (31) 439, 541; (33) 648; (34) 147; 

 (35) 39; (37) 447; (38) 235, 454; (39) 348, 651; 

 (40) 747. 

 homemade, tests, (33) 549. 

 inert and active ingredients of, (26) 658. 

 injm-ious to apples, (27) 440. 

 Investigations, (33) 151. 

 methods of analysis, (32) 296. 

 mixing plant, description, (33) 358. 

 modified, for grape mildew, (28) 152. 

 neutral and alkaline, (40) 252. 

 notes, (35) 46. 



physico-chemical studies, (31) 802; (32) 242. 

 physiological effects, (28) 247. 

 precipitation metabranes, (27) 154. 

 preparation, (26) 539; (30) 153, 197; (32) 243; (39) 



251, 548, 851; (40) 746, 748, 801. 

 preparation and analyses, (34) 711. 

 preparation and use, (26) 848; (27) 254; (33) 449, 

 639; (34) 643; (35) 646; (36) 16, 353; (39) 854; 

 (40) 748, 750. 

 spraying celery with, (40) 155. 

 spraying v. dusting, (33) 336. 

 stains, removal, (35) 644. 

 studies, (36) 048. 

 tests, (27) 439, 440; (28) 48. 

 use, (32) 632. 



use with lead arsenate, (38) 258. 

 V. lime-sulphur mixture for potatoes, (35) 831. 

 wetting capacity, (27) 753. 

 wetting power, increasing, (29) 850. 

 Bordorite mixture, fungicidal value, (40) 747. 

 Borecole, notes, (26) 835. 

 Borers— 



flat-headed, notes, (28) 653; (36) 554; (37) 566. 



injurious to timber, (29) 761. 



of Java, (34) 656. 



pin hole, studies, (31) 852. 



rearing, (26) 59. 



52881— 26t 8 



Boric acid- 

 antiseptic and germicidal value, (37) 176. 

 as butter preservative, (28) 277. 

 as fish preservative, (29) 659. 

 as food preservative, (30) 364. 

 as milk preservative, (32) 414. 

 detection in cheese, (32) 313. 

 detection in milk, (32) 414. 

 determination, (33) 804. 

 determination in foods, (32) 506. 

 determination in presence of magnesium chlo- 



rid, (29) 609. 

 effect on— 



butter amd margarin, (26) 778. 

 development of fungi, (28) 444. 

 growth of plants, (31) 325. 

 metabolism of Aspergillus niger, (30) 630, 

 milk, (33) 577. 

 sugar beets, (31) 233. 

 fertilizing value, (27) 327, 628. 

 in foods, (36) 466. 

 in honey, (27) 410. 

 insecticidal value, (34) 359. 

 powdered, fertilizing value, (28) 735. 

 solution, effect on potatoes, (27) 748. 

 stimulation of radishes, (39) 730. 

 Boring machine for stumps, (31) 486. 

 Borna disease in horses, studies, (26) 786; (28) 783; 



(29) 587. 

 Bornetina corium, notes, (29) 752. 

 Borocera madagascariensis, studies, (27) 456. 

 Boron- 

 compounds, nitrogen fixation by, (29) 822; (32) 



125. 

 determination in organic matter, (32) 206; (33) 



713. 

 effect on— 



crops and distribution. (39) 429. 



development of corn, (33) 522. 



plant growth, (29) 219; (31) 126; (32) 121; 



(34) 428, 625. 

 wheat, (38) 22. 

 wheat and barley, (36) 520. 

 fertilizing value, (27) 128, 500; (28) 34. 

 in animals, (28) 370; (30) 168. 

 in milk and eggs, (30) 168. 

 toxic effect on plants, (33) 327; (38) 629. 

 Bos— 



orthoceros, studies, (28) 467. 

 primigenius, notes, (27) 371. 

 primigenius, perfect skull, (27) 870. 

 spp. hybrid, notes, (28) 68. 

 taurus brachyceros, notes, (28) 767. 

 taurus hybrids, fertility of, (26) 163. 

 urus minutus n. sp., description, (26) 768. 

 Boscia spp., analyses and digestibility, (32) 167. 

 Boston Chamber of Commerce, floor rules, (26 )792 

 Bostra sp., notes, (28) 555. 

 Bostrichidae — 



feeding habits, (26) 151. 

 notes, (26) 759. 

 Bostrychus— 



gibbicoUis, lead-boring, (39) 467. 

 monachus, notes, (29) 652. 

 Boswellia serrata — 



gum-oleo-resin, (40) 248. 



products, manufacture and composition, (36) 



317. 

 tapping experiments, (29) 43. 

 Botanic- 

 gardens — 



in the Tropics and Subtropics, (28) 820. 

 of British Guiana, (32) 236; (35) 643. 

 Saharanpur, report, (27) 537. 

 station — 



and experiment plats, Montserrat, report 



(26) 534. 

 in Honduras, report, (33) 438. 

 Botanical — 



activity in District of Columbia, (40) 726. 

 cross section of northern Mississippi, (29) 613. 

 features of African deserts, (30) 223. 

 features of Algerian Sahara, (29) 626. 

 geography, meteorological observations in (31) 



614. 

 literature in Washington, D. C, libraries, cata> 



logue, (26) 38. 

 research at Carnegie Institution, (27) 428; (30) 

 223; (32) 429; (33) 220; (36) 327; (37) 524, 630. 



