INDEX 



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Land-crabs, 180 



Lankester, Sir E. Ray, 33 



Larva, size of, 65 



Larval stages, at sea level, 151 



Laver, 125 n. 



Lavoisier, 112 



Layering, reproduction by, 164 



Leaf mould, 37, 44 



Leaves, number of, 34, 54-5 



Leech, Hirudo medicinalis, 60, 61 



H. aulostoma, 61 



respiratory organs of, 103 



plasma in, 107 



temperature of, 110 



anaerobic, 114 



looping motion of, 126 



fertilization of, 182 



hermaphrodite, 185 

 Leguminosae, 38 

 Lemon juice, cure for scurvy, 95 

 Lemur, 86 

 Lepisma, 61 

 Life, definitions of, 1, 2 



Linnaeus' s definition, 2 



originated in sea, 179 

 Lignin, 56 



Limestones, sedimentary, 44 

 Liver, 91 



rhythmic action of, 137 

 Lizards, Lacertae, food of, 71 



L. vivipara, 71 



L. agilis, 71 

 Llamas, 79 



Lobes, see Pseudopodia 

 London Pride, 32 

 Lump-sucker, male, 178 

 Lung-fish, Dipnoi, 179, 180 

 Lungs of vertebrates, 102 



function of, 103 



how protected, 103 



area of human. 111 



air in. 111 



rhythmic action of, 140 



Magnesium, in protein, 9 



Malaria, 63 



Malarial organism, 135 

 Mafic acid, 119 



Mammalia, fertilization of, 181 

 Mammals, milk of, 73 

 in the sea, 76 



Man, food of. 86, 90 



cooks food, 86 

 Manatee, 76, 77 

 Manure, effect of, 47 

 Margarine, 94 

 Marine worms, 59 



gills of, 103 



respiratory pigment of, 108 



reproduction of, 165 

 Marmot, 47 



Marsupialia, food of, 74 

 Marsupium, 74 

 May-fly, Ephemeridae, <)5, 167 

 Mealy-bugs, Coccidae, 188 

 M egasporangium, 174 

 Megaspores, 172 

 Mendelceff, 35 

 MesophyU, 53 

 Metabolism, 58. 92 

 Metaphyta, 13 

 Meiazoa, 13, 87 

 Methyl orange, 30 

 Micropyle, 183 

 Microspores, 172 

 Mildews, 22 

 Milk, as food, 58 



of mammals, 73 

 Millipede, lulus terrestris, 40, 47, 01 



movement of, 140 

 Mimosa pudica, 120 

 Mining and Factory Acts, 105 

 Mites, 17, 47 

 Mohl, Hugo von, 2, 7 

 Mole, 47, 88 

 Molluscs, 16, 18, 169 



feeding habits of, 58 



mode of movement of. 1l'4. 125 



concentric lines of growth, 138 



habitat of, 178 



monoecious, 185 

 Mongoose, food of, 82 

 Monkey's, food of, 85 

 Monoecious plants, 185 

 Monotremata, young of, 73 



food of, 74 

 Moon, influence on 



marine invertebrates, 141-2, 145, 

 146 



molluscs, 144, 146 



birds, 145 



fish, 146 



plants, 147 



