INDEX 



451 



Insect pests of pigeon pea, 93, 94 

 I sot ro pis jiincea (herb), reputed 

 poisonous, 242 



J. 



Jacaranda, black, tree from which 



derived, 350 

 ■ — spiny, purple, and violet woods 



for building, 352 

 Jack bean, J2> 



— — see also Cajiavalia ensiformis 

 J acksonia ciipiilifera (tree), valu- 

 able as fodder, 283 



Jamieson, T., fungus theory of 

 formation of root nodules of 

 Leguminosae, 32, 2i2> 



discussion and 



criticism of, 35-37 



Japan, pea-nut in, average composi- 

 tion, 57 



Japanese, chief preparations from 

 soy bean seeds by, igo, 191 



Java, peas produced in, containing 

 prussic acid, 237 



J<jhn the Baptist, St., " wild honey" 

 eaten by, probable identifica- 

 tion, 297 



Joinery, woods used for, 353, 354, 

 35=;, 356, 357, 358, 35Q, 3<JO, 363, 

 364, 3,(^7, 369, 370 



Jonesia Asoca (tree), medicinal 

 uses, 382 



Joulie, absorption of atmospheric 

 nitrogen by Leguminosae, 14, 15 



— elements abstracted by crop of 



soy bean, 186 

 Jyree tea, composition of, 399 



K. 



KamarkaSj gum produced by Butea 



frondosa^ 316 

 Katira, gum produced by Astraga- 

 lus Jieratoisis, 315 

 Kayser, bacteria in root-nodules of 



Leguminosas, 38, 39, 40 

 Keersal, nature and uses of, 344 

 Kellner, rational determination of 



nutritive matters, 272, 275 

 Kellner's formula, 277, 280 

 Kellow, yield of trees producing 



tanniferous bark, 335 

 Kennedya prostata (shrub), leaves 



substitute for tea, 392 

 Kidney bean, common, 164' 

 — ■ — see also Phaseolus vulgaris 

 Kino gum produced by Butea fron- 



dosa, 316 



artificial colouring 



of, 316 

 tion, 316 



chemical composi- 



Kino gum produced by Pterocarpus 

 Marsiipium, chemical composi- 

 tion, 319 



— ■ ~ ciualities 319 



Kinotannic acid, 376 



Konig, chemical composition of soy 

 beans, 188 



Koschnevikoff on lathyrism, 242 



Krauss, chemical composition of 

 pigeon pea, 90 



— composition of Medicago sativa. 



285 



— results obtained from Jack bean 



at Hawaii, 83, 84 



— yield of Bengal bean, 132 

 Kulthi, 109 



— see also Dolichos biflorus 



L. 



Lac produced by Dalhergia lacci- 



jera, 317 

 Larvae destroying pigeon pea, 89, 



93,. 94 

 Lathyrism, cause of, 242, 243 



— historical instances of, and re- 



ferences to, 242 



— in India, 243 



— in Russia, 242 



Lathyrus sativus (everlasting pea, 



Spanish lentil), 138 



chemical analysis, 138, 139 



cultivation of, 138 



■ poisonous if eaten to excess, 



242 

 used as forage crop and food 



for man, 138 



yield of, 138 



— ■ tmgitanus (herb), valuable as 



fodder, 284 

 Lawes, absorption of atmospheric 



nitrogen, 12, 13 

 Leaf structure, divergent types in 



higher plants, 34 

 Leather, Dr. W., analysis of Meli- 



lotiis parviflora, 288 

 of Phaseolus aconiti- 



foliiis, 138 

 Mungo, and P. 



Mungo var. radiatus, 151 

 of seeds, leaves, and 



husks of pigeon pea, 89 

 ■ — ■ chemical composition of 



bonavis bean, 121 

 composition of Medicago 



sativa J 285 

 Lechartier, mineral and organic 



contents of different portions of 



soy bean, 188, i8g 



— elements abstracted by green 



crops of soy and yielded in 

 seed, 186 



