176 MICHIGAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



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Rattlesnake, prairie, habits of in captivity 89-92 



bitten by another rattler 91 



effects of bite 92 



breeding- in captivity 90 



do they swallow their young? 90 



eat only warm-blooded prey 90, 91 



relation of age to number of rattles 90 



young appear to grow without any nourishment 90 



Ravenelia epiphylla in Jackson county, Michigan 39 



Red-winged blackbird, nesting and food 74,75 



Regeneration of smallest parts*of Stentor (reference) 42 



Registration of birth and deaths H 



Reighard, Jacob, on apparatus for photographing embryos of Amia 111-112 



on breeding habits of the dog-fish 133-137 



on methods of plankton investigation (reference) 109 



Religious training and science 121 



Researcli fund 151, 153 



Resident members, list of 155-159 



qualifications for 147, 151 



Restriction of consumption (reference) 119 



Rlieotropism of roots (reference) 119 



Rice-bird (bobolink), nesting and food habits 70, 71 



Rice, Zach., on evolution of conventional decorative forms (reference) 41 



Rocky Mountain or Central region, defined 45 



Root curvature, mechanism of (reference) 88 



Roots, rheotropism of (reference) 119 



Russian thistle in Michigan (reference) 88 



Russell, Dr. I. C, lecture on ascent of Mt. Ranier 88 



Ruffed Grouse, decrease with clearing of land .67 



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St. Clair lake, flora of 27 



St. Clair lake and river, plants of .., 25 



Saltpetre, origin of 15 



Sand, influence of on littoral vegetation ■. 29, .30 



Sandhill crane, nesting habits 75 



Sandpiper, Bartramian, nesting habits 08 



Sanitary Science, organization of section of 11 



plea for greater attention to 128-129 



Sanitation, the new science of 76-83 



Saprophytic fungi of the vicinity of the Agricultural College 97-99 



Scarlet fever, deaths from 78,79 



isolation and disinfection in : 77, 78, 79, 82, S3 



Schizophylum in winter 98 



Schizostoma confined to Coosa river, Alabama 47 



Schools and the sciences 123-126 



Science of sanitation 76-83 



Science teaching, aims of Academy in relation to 85 



Science teachers, status of in Michigan 118 



Sciences, a plea for greater attention to 120-131 



Scirpetum 27 



Scirpus lacustris 27 



Scirpus pungens 27 



Secretary of Academy, duties of 148, 151 



Section of agriculture, notice of intention to organize 41 



Section of agriculture organized 84 



Section of botany, organization 11 



Section of sanitary science, organization 11 



Section of science teachers proposed •. .. US 



Section of zoology, organization U 



Sections of the Academy, how organized 150 



Sections, organization of at first meeting 11 



Seed dispersal, reference to paper on 8S 



