II CONTENTS. 



METEOROLOGY — WATER. 



Page. 



Monthly Weather Review, Vol. XXXIII, Nos. 6-9 636 



Meteorological observations, J. E. Ostrander and C. H. Chadwick (ill? 



Meteorological summary for 1904, C. A. Patton 638 



Report of the section of climatology of the National Irrigation Congress 638 



Report of Eighth International Geographic Congress, 1904 638 



Precipitation and storms in Grand Duchy Saxe-Altenburg, 1900-1904, F. Kr;.- 



ger 639 



Influence of water vapor upon nocturnal radiation, J. R. Sutton 639 



Contributions to hydrology of eastern United States, 1905, M. L. Fuller 639 



Underground waters of Mississippi, W. N. Logan and W. R. Perkins 640 



Subartesian water supply, W. G. Cox 640 



Field measurements of rate of movement of underground waters, C. S. Slichter. 641 



Destructive floods in the United States in 1904, E. C. Murphy et al 641 



Normal distribution of chlorin in natural waters, I). D. Jackson 641 



Mineral waters of the United States, J. K. Haywood and B. H. Smith 641 



Purifying drinking water by electricity, R. Guenther 642 



Copper sulphate for killing green scums, S. Avery and A. Keyser 642 



Estimation of Bacillus coll in potable waters, A. Gautie 642 



SOILS FERTILIZERS. 



Alkali conditions in the Payette Valley, J. S. Burd 643 



The geological survey of Ireland, G. A. J. Cole 643 



The soils of Montserrat, F. Watts and H. A. Tempany '. 644 



Illustration of wire-basket method for soil testing, F. D. Gardner 644 



The absorptive power of soils, C. Dusserre 644 



Absorptive properties of decomposed rocks, M. Dittrich 644 



Insoluble alkali compounds originating in humus substances of soil, Berthelot. 644 



Peat and its products, W. A. Kerr 645 



Manurial requirements of Cecil silt loam, F. D. Gardner and F. E. Bonsteel <UH 



Manurial requirements of sandy loam, F. D. Gardner and F. E. Bonsteel . . . 646 



Liming soils 647 



Action of water-soluble mineral constituents of plant residues, S. Krawkow . . . 647 



Tubercle-forming bacteria of legumes, L. L. Lewis, J. F. Nicholson, et al 647 



Soil inoculation, L. L. Lewis, J. F. Nicholson, et al 648 



Quality of commercial cultures for legumes, H. A. Harding and M. J. Prucha. . 648 



Commercial cultures for legumes not reliable, F. H. Hall et al 648 



Soil bacteria, A . A . Brown '. 648 



The micro-organisms of the soil, M. E. Kayser 648 



The nitrogen feeding of agricultural plants, Wein 648 



Loss of nitrogen in liquid manure and its prevention, H. Bjorn- Andersen 649 



Nitrates and nitrites as fertilizers, T. Schloesing, jr 649 



On the use of leucite as a fertilizer, E. Monaco 649 



Experiments with Thomas-ammonium-phosphate lime, E. Haselhoff 649 



Comparative tests of Thomas slag and agricultural phosphate, Kuhnert 649 



Sources and manufacture of phosphates and potash salts, E. B. Voorhees . . 650 



Experiments with various potash fertilizers, E. Haselhoff 650 



The availability of mixed fertilizers, W. F. Sutherst 650 



Inspection and analyses of commercial fertilizers, W. F. Hand et al 651 



AGRICULTURAL BOTANY. 



Sensitiveness of the chlorophyll of plants, W. Lubimenko 651 



Influence of sunlight and diffused light upon leaf development, J. Wiesner. . . 651 



Regeneration in roots, B. Nemec 651 



Absorptive capacity of roots in the light and in the dark, E. Pantanelli 652 



Study of injury to plants by fumes from industrial works, P. Sorauer 652 



Endurance of crops for injurious substances, F. B. Guthrie and R. Helms.- 652 



Albinism in the plant kingdom, E. Pantanelli 653 



The effect of low temperatures on moist seeds, J. Adams 653 



The action of liquid air on the life of seeds, P. Becquerel 653 



FIELD CROPS. 



Cooperative fertilizer experiments, 1904, P. Bolin 654 



Report of the government agrostologist and botanist, J. Burtt-Davy 655 



