958 



IXDEX. 



Leaf, adaptive modifications, i. 637. 



— arrangement of channels, i. 93. 



— botanical definition, i. 595. 



— compouDd, and nocturnal radiation, i. 532. 



— distinctive features, i. 649. 



— effect of climate on, i. 325. 



— electric currents in, of Dionsea, i. 151. 



— evolution of meaning, i. 593. 



— fistular, advantage of, i. 428. 



— fleshy, i. 327. 



— hairy covering on upper surface in relation 



to habitat and climate, i. 315. 



— metamorphosis of. See Metamorphosis 



and also Leaves. 



— movement in Pinguicula, i. 142. 



— of Aldrovandia and Dioniea. i. 150- 



— of Drosera, i. 145. 



— of Drosophyllum, i. 154. 



— of Pinguicula. structure, i. 141. 



— of Saxifraga Aizoon, mechanism for pre- 



vention of desiccation, i. 234. 



— palmate, vascular bundles, i. 649. 



— peltate, vascular bundles, ii. 649. 



— pinnate, diurnal positions, i. 534. 

 vascular bundles, i. 649. 



— position and wind, i. 427. 



— regarded as fundamental organ. L 10. 



— scabrous, i. 440. 



— spiral twisting, i 429. 



— stomata, chiefly on under side. i. 290. 



— strengthening of, i. 426. 



— subtending, i. 641. 



— venation, i. 631, 633. 



— young, position, i. 538. 

 I>eaf-blade, change of inclination, i. 418- 

 change of position, L 33S. 



perforation and light, i. 413. 



shape, i. 627 et seq. 



vertical, in Myrtaceie, &c.. i. 335. 



Leaf-cuttings, propagation by, ii. 41. 

 Leaf-fall, changes correlated with, L 353. 



effect of frost, i. 359. 



effect of habitat, i. 357. 



excretory nature of. i. 486. 



— — Horse-chestnut, i. 361. 



separation-layer, i. 359. 



thermal constants, i. 560. 



Leaf-green=chlorophyll. i. 375. 

 Levels, movements, i. 533. 

 Leaf-like structures on leaves, i. 649. 

 Leaf-mosaics, i. 410, 411. 



unequal-sized leaves, 1 421. 



unsymmetricalandunequal-sizedleaves, 



L422. 



nnsymmetrical leaves, i. 420. 



Leaf-movements, of Mimosas, L 339. 



various causes and advantages, i. 538. 



Leaf-position, displacement by torsion, i. 407. 

 Leaf-prickles, i. 439. 

 Leaf-shape and phyllotaxis, i. 408. 

 Leaf-sheath, i. 595. 



of Grasses, i. 427. 



Leaf-skeletouB, i. 628. 



Leaf-stalk, and twisting of intemodes, i. 417. 



chief duties. L 637. 



elastic, advantage of, i. 428. 



tendril, i. 693. 



sensit'iveness to contact, i. 695. 



Leaf-teudril, L 692. 

 Leaf-unfolding, Beech, i. 353. 



Tulip^tree, i. 352. 



Leaf-vcius. protective arrangement in young 



.'eaves, i. 351. 

 Xteaves, absorption of rain and dew. L 370. 



— asymmetrical, advantage of, i. 421. 



— autumnal colour, meaning of, L 4S5. 



— bilateral structure, i. 279. 



— change of direction during development. 



i. 326. 



— change of function, i. 450. 



— channelling of stalks and rain condoction 



i.93. 



— compound, movements of leaflets, i. 533. 



— crumj'led and rolled, i. 349. 



— cylindrical, i. 327. 



— deciduous, i. 347. 



— decussate arrangement, i. SdS. 



Leaves, development of. i. 648. 



— diurnal movements, i. 532. 



— erect, need for protection, i. 428. 



— floating, necessity for increased tianspira- 



tion. i. 2S8. 

 irosition of stomata on, i. 280. 



— floral, i. G40. 



— foliage, water-absorbing structures of, i. 



231. 



— form and position of transpiring, i. 325. 



— in tropics, size of, in correlation to mois- 



ture of the air, i. 287. 



— metamorphoses of, i. 11. 

 and division of labour, i. 594. 



— motile, distribatioo of stomata on, i. 281. 



— mutual accommodation, i. 395. 



— of Palms, structure in relation to trans- 



piration, i. 288. 



— of "Water-lilies, shadows of, i. 289. 



— of Welwitschia mirabilis, i. 726. 



— old and young, i. 347. 



— opposite arrangement, i. 399. 



— position and inclination of twigs, i. 416. 



— position to light, i. 409. 



— protection against crushing, i. 428. 



— rolled, protection of stomata from mois- 



ture, i. 300. 



transverse sections, i. 301. 



wide distribution of plants with, i. 303. 



— segmentation and light, i. 412. 



— spiral arrangement and rain conduction, 



i. 96. 

 examples, i. 398. 



— submerged, cause of elongation, ii. 505. 



— succession in cones, &c., i. 402. 



— succulent, loss of bulk through loss of 



water, i. 216. 



— temate, diurnal positions, L 534. 



— refolding, i. 347. 34i/. 



— ife'ht. distribution of stomata on, L 281. 



— variety of weapons, i. 434. 



— which retain dew and rain, i. 228. 



— whorled and radical, rain conduction of, 



i. 95. 

 Lecanora esculenta. ii. 695. 



in desert, i. 555. 



the Manna-lichen, ii. 810. 



Lecidea, situation on a marble column, L 



247. 

 Lecidea geographica, a Crustaceoos Lichen, 



i. 244. , 



Lecideas, Crustaceous Lichens, ii. 694. 

 Lediun. pollen tetrads, ii. 97. 

 Ledum palustre, and Exobasidium Vacciuii, 

 iL 527. 



fading of flower, i. 743. 



felt-work of leaves, i. 302. 



Xjeeuwenhoeck, observations of, i. 21. 

 " Legitimate union" in crossing, ii. 405. 

 Legume, nature of, ii. 432. 

 Legumin, of pulse seeds, i. 458. 

 Leguminosse, ii. 780. 

 .^ fruit protecting glands in, iL 447. 



— seed-dispersal, ii. 837. 



— stipules, i. 448. 



— tubercles and Bacteria, ii. 624. 



Leh, Kashmir, temperature in sun, i. 525. 



Leitneriacese. iL 758. 



Lemanea, in cascades, L 79. 



Lemanea fluviatihs, as mud-collector, i. 267. 



Lemua, rarity of flowers, ii. 457. 



— seeds and heat, i. 555. 



— swimming habit, L 669. 

 Lemna giblja, roots, i. 754. 



Lemna minor and L. poljTrhiza, adaptation 

 to change of habitat, i. 76. 



chlorophyll in roots, L 766. 



Lemna polj-rrhiza, anthocyauin, i. 521. 



roots, i. 754. 



Lemna trisulca, absorbent cells, L 766. 



and Chlorochytrium. ii. 637. 



chlorophyll granules, positions, i. 382. 



Lemnaceie. distinctive characters, ii. 746. 

 Lennoaceae, ii. 7t>S. 

 Lentibulariacea\ ii. 171. 



— autogamy in. iL 356. 



— deposition of pollen in, ii. 380. 



lientibolariacefe. epipbyllons buds, ii. 43. 

 LentiL See Ervum. 

 Lentinus, origin of fructification, ii. 689. 

 Lenzites sepiaria, in wooden conduits, L 117. 

 Leocarpus fragilis, external coating, i. 569. 



Plasmodium^ ii. 618, 491. 



sporangia, ii. 491. 



I/eontice, germination, L 622. 

 Leontodon, geitonogamy, ii. 319. 

 Leontodon hastile, autogamy, ii. 36L 



capitula and radiation, L 530. 



Leoniuiis heterophyllus, guidance to honey, 



ii. 248. 

 Lepidium campestre, autogamy, ii. 335. 

 Lepidimn crassifolium, and animals, L 432. 

 Lepidium Draba, and animals, i. 432. 



gall-mites and flower mecamorphoeis, 



u. 548. 

 Lepidium latifolium, radical buds. ii. 28. 

 Lepidium sativum, cotyledons, i. 621. 



light and growth, ii. 508. 



seed cement, i. 615. 



Lepidodendracese, characteristics, iL 716. 

 Lepigonum marginatum, seed, ii. 423- 



seed appendages, ii. 424. 



Letterstedtia, geographical distribution, iL 



648. 

 Leucadendron. vertical leaf-blades, i. 335. 

 LeucadendroQ argenteum, meclianism for 



dispersal, ii. 856. 

 Leacanthemum vulgare, colour-contrast in 

 capitulum. ii. 191. 



elevation and coloration, ii. 511. 



Leudn, L 263. 



— an amide, L 458. 



— nature of ii. 199. 



Leucobryum. absorptive apparatus, its struc- 

 ture, modes of action, purpose, L 220. 



— porous cells, i. 219. 



Leucodon sciuroides, brood-bodies, iL 23, 



458. 

 Leucojum, protogynous. ii. 311. 

 Leucojum vemum, ii. 729. 



colour-contrast in flower, iL 190. 



flower, ii- 170. 



juicy cushion of style, U. 170. 



pollen sprinkling, iL 274. 



scent, ii. 201. 



Leuconostoc mesenteroides. fermentation, 



u. 623. 

 Leucopogon, poUen-tetrads, ii. 97. 

 Leucopogon Cunninghanu, venation, i. 633. 

 Lianes, L 364. 



— adaptative modifications, i. 476. 



— autumnal preparation for coming spring, 



L2S2. 



— general descriprion. L 670. 



— hosts of RhopiUocnemis. i. 193. 



— portion of stem, i. 689. 



— ribbon-shaped, i. 475. 734. 



— stem sections, i. 477. 



— thickness of supports. L 680. 



— twisting of intemodes. L 417. 

 Libauotis montana, anthocyanin. i. 522. 



elevation aud coloration, ii. 511. 



light and growth, ii. 508. 



Libocedrus, winter colour, i. 485. 

 Libriform cells, nature of, L 726. 

 Lichen, controlling element in, iL 692. 



— edible. See Lecanora eseidenla. 



— Graphic. See Lecidea geoi/raphica. 



— modem views of nature, ii. 692. 

 Lichen-alga, determining growth in form of 



Cora, ii. 695. 

 Lichen-fungus, growth independent of Alga, 



ii. 695. 

 Lichen -thallus, ranging jwwer of partners 



of. i. 245. 

 Lichens, absorption of aqueous vapour, Ac, 



L21S. 



— absorption of carbonic acid. L 62, 368. 



— corrosion of iron. i. 258. 



— Crustaceous, Istna and Dalmatia, heat 



resistance, i. 551. 



nature of. i. 244. 



— dependence on atm<»spheric moisture,!. 217. 



— dispersal, u, 693, 816. 



