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Determination of calcium derived from the animal organisms, Gutmann 713 



Method for small amounts of boron in organic materials, Bertrand and Agulhon . . 713 



Rapid detection of small amounts of esterase, Bach 713 



International review of the literature of food for 1911, Vandevelde 714 



Decomposition of protein of milk through lactic ferments, De Graaff and Schaap . 714 



A rapid method for casein in milk. Walker 714 



The judgment of adulterated milk, Eichloff and Bleckmann 714 



Detecting milk adulteration by the removal of cream. Van Dam 714 



A new constant for detecting partial skimming of milk, Ledent 715 



Retractometric examlaation of serum of milk, Ackermann and Valencien 715 



The refraction of milk serum, Kiss .•■--: '^^^ 



Quevenne's lacto-densimeter and the calculated extract in milk, Isnard 715 



Society of German Potato Driers 715 



METEOKOLOGY. 



Rainfall and agriculture in the United States, Wallis 716 



The effect of weather upon the yield of potatoes, Smith 716 



The hottest region in the United States, Willson 716 



The region of greatest snowfall in the United States, Palmer 716 



The fertilizing value of rain and snow, Shutt 716 



Monthly Weather Review 716 



Meteorological observations at Massachusetts Station, Ostrander and Potter 717 



Meterological records for 1913 and 1914, Price 717 



The United States Weather Bureau, Williams 717 



SOILS — FERTILIZERS. 



The development of the study of soils, Neuss 717 



McLean County soils, Hopkins et al 717 



Nova Scotia soils, Shutt 718 



The distribution of the climatic soils types in Germany, Stremme 718 



Material carried by streams of the Alps and Pyrenees, Miintz and Lain6 718 



Formation of silt and its transportation by streams, Miintz and Lain6 719 



Physical and chemical conditions of cultivated and forest soils, Parrozzani 719 



Nitrogen in forest soils, Parrozzani 720 



Correlation between humus and mineral matter in dark soils, Blagonravov 720 



Bacteria of frozen soil. III, Conn 720 



Effect of green maniaring on soil nitrates in greenhouse, Hill et al 721 



Some common misconceptions with respect to soils and soil fertility, Lipman. . . 721 



Teachings of the Kentucky Station relative to soil fertility, Roberta 721 



Barnyard manure, Moore 722 



The losses and preservation of barnyard manure, Winter 722 



Effect of fineness of peat litter on its absorptive power, von FeilLtzen 722 



The importance of micaceous minerals in agriculture, Blanck 722 



Comparative value of different sources of phosphorus, Hartwell and Damon 722 



Use of lime on the farm , Williams 723 



Fertilizing materials, Shutt 723 



Commercial fertilizers, Willard et al 724 



Analyses of commercial fertilizers, Wesseis et al 724 



AGRICULTURAL BOTANY. 



Plant anatomy, Palladin, trans, by Tschulok 724 



Anatomical relations of some variegated foliage leaves, Koketsu 724 



Structure and function in contractile roots, Catalano 724 



The track of stimulus in Mimosa pudica, Linsbauer 724 



Recent studies on mitochondria in vegetable cells, Carano ' 725 



The role of chlorin in plant nutrition, Tottingham 725 



Localization of manganese ions in roots, d'IppoKto and Pugliese 725 



The localization of manganese in plants, Acqua 725 



Toxicity and malnutrition. True 725 



Action of potassium cyanid in tissues of a plant, Moore and Ruggles 725 



The amount of creatinin in plants, Sullivan 725 



The formation of creatinin by bacteria, Sullivan 725 



The assimilation of carbon and nitrogen compounds by mold fungi, Kossowicz. 726 



