Xll 



ABBRE\ [ATIONS 



or alkaloids the same type, and when 



their structure is elucidated systematic names will be 

 found for them. Until then there is no particular gain 

 in indicating them as a group. 



-id is " in. 



-ol indicates alcoholic structure, i. e., presence of the group 

 HO (hydi . cohol, glycerol, phenol. 



-one 1 to bodies related to the si 



It is, however, nut used with this significance in " pep- 



tone," which word is not formed according to any estab- 



lished system. 



-ose indicates a carbohydrate, e. g\, glucose, although it is 



also occasionally applied to the results of digestion of 



pi oteids, '-. g ., albumost 

 -ous denotes the lower ol two degrees of valency assumed 



by an element and ini identall) indie ales, in many cases. 



a small amount oi oxj gen. 

 The word sulphonic indicates the group HSO3. 



Advt. 



A. O. 

 a. p. 



B. H. 



B. L. . 

 C A. . 



C. C. 



C. G S. 

 C. O. 

 C. P. . 

 C. P. . 



c. p. . 

 C. Q. S. 

 C. S. . 



C. S.J. 



D. I. D. 

 D. O. 

 D. P. . 



d. p. . . 



e. c. 



F. M. D. 



G. O. . . 

 I. . . . 

 I. A. . . 

 I. D. . . 

 I. P. . . 

 I. S. . . 

 J. P. 



L. A. . . 

 L. B. . . 

 L. C. C. 

 L. E. . . 

 L. G. B. 

 L. S. A. 

 M. A. B. 

 M. A. M. 



ABBREVIATIONS USED IN HYGIENE AND SANITARY LAW. 



. Advertisement. 



der. 

 pit. 



II. altll. 



. By-Law or By-Laws. 

 .1 raing Authority, 

 icil. 

 I General Sessions. 

 z Order, 

 ntributory Place. 

 . Cattle-plague. 

 . Cesspits. 



t <>t' yuarter Sessions. 

 imissioners of Sewers. 

 . Court ol Summary Jurisdiction. 



ius Infei tious Disease. 

 . Demolition Order. 



. Daily Penalty; < not exceeding; > not 

 less than. 

 ■pit. 

 ■ h-closet. 

 . Foot and Mouth Disease. 

 . General Order. 



i'tor. 

 . Infected Area. 

 . Infectious Disease. 

 . Infected Place. 

 . Improvement Scheme. 

 . Justice nt the Peace. 

 . Local Authority. 

 . Local Board. 

 . London County Council. 

 . Local Enquiry. 

 . Local Government Hoard. 



. I 1 ical Sanitary Authority. 



. Metropolitan Asylums' Hoards. 



. Metropolitan Asylums' Managers. 



ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. 



A. A 



C. B. A. 



C. D. A.. A. 



C. L. H. A. 



D. C. M.O. . 



F. W. A. 

 H. W. C. A. 

 I. D. 'N. A. 

 I. D. IP.) A. 

 L. C. C. A. 

 L. G. A. 



Alkali Acts, 1S63, 1874 (Consolidated), 1881. M. L. M. A. 



Canal Boats Ads. 1877-84. M. W. C. A. 



Contagious Diseases (Animal) Act, 1878. P. H. A. . . 



Common Lodging Houses Act. i85i,etc. P. H. (A.) A. 



Dairv, Cowshed, and Milk Shop Order, P. H. (DA. 



J5-6. P. H. (L. A. 



Factories and Workshop Act, :S 7 8. P. H. (S.) A. 



Housing of Working Classes Act, 1S90. P. H. (W.) A 



Infectious Diseases 1 Notification 1 Act, 1889. P. W. L. A. 



(Prevention) Act, 1890. R. P. A. . . 



Land Clauses (Consolidation) Acts, 1845. S. F. D. A. . 



Local Government Act, 1888. S. J. A. . . . 



. Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855. 



Water Companies Act, 1871. 

 . Public Health (Kngland) Act, 1875. 

 . " " (Amendt.) " 1S90. 



. " " (Ireland) " 1878. 



. " " (London) " 1891. 



. " " (Scotland) " 1867. 



(Water) " 1878. 

 . Public Works Loans Act, 1879. 

 . Rivers Pollution A< t, 1876 

 . Sale ol' Food and Drills Act, 1875. 



. Summary Jurisdiction Act. 



SIGNS ABBREVIATIONS, ETC., U*SED IN DESCRIPTIVE ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY. 



O ! 



Inches 



" Lines; each one-twelfth of an inch, or about 



two millimeters. 

 ! A mark of affirmation or authentication. 



? \ mark of doubt. 



- Figures or words separated by a short dash 



indicate the 3 of variation, as 



5-10" long, few-many flowered ; i. '■., 



varying from 5 to 10 lines in length, and 

 with few to many flowers. 



c.C Cubic centimeter. 



cm. Centimeter. 



mm Millimi I 



m- The Micron, Micromi'limeter, or unit of 



For coi 

 the following table of 

 comparative measurements is given : — 



n hi 

 I 



2. . 

 3. 



4 " 



5- • 



M- In 



6. . 



7. . 



8. . . 



9- • • 



10. . 



Inch, ix 



iv .... 2.5399 



2S-3997 



tAo 253.9972 



One Meter . 39.370432 in. 



X Used to express magnification, thus X 1000 



indicates a magnification of 1000 diame- 

 ters. The impropei fraction '","" indi- 

 cates the same thing, but is rarely used. 



(D An annual Herb. 



© A biennial Herb. 



A perennial 1 1 



t> An Undershrub, deciduous. 



S3 An Undershrub, evergreen. 



O A Shrub, dei iduous. 



O A Shi 11b, ' \ ei ■.! ■ 1 ii 



O . . . ... A Tree, dec idu 



\3 A Tree, every 1 



1? An herbaceous Vine, annual or biennial. 



*p \ woody Vine, deciduous 



"r? A woody Vim 1 en. 



l~ A trailing Herb, annual or biennial. 



k> A trailing Hi nial. 



££■ An aquatic plant. 



§ Flowers perfect. 



