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INDEX 



pcrrcnt;iyc of nitrogen 



Legumin, 

 in, I 



Leguminosa% absorption of atmo- 

 spheric nitrogen by, 184, 259 

 (See fixation, below) 



— amount of seed required for 



spacing at 66 cm. and i metre 

 intervals, 268, 269 



— and Gramineae, soil resulting 



from decomposition of, respec- 

 tivel)', compared, 260 



— and topped canes, crop of, com- 



parative table of various ele- 

 ments abstracted by, 266 



— average analyses, tables of, 425- 



434 



— bacteria belonging to, formation 



of races, 41 



— characters, i, 4 



— commercial importance, 4 



— corpuscles possessed by each 



differing in appearance, 41 



— diseases and pests attacking, 415- 



— fertilization of soil by, 6 

 in relation to florescence, 



262 



— fixation of atmospheric nitrogen 



by, 184, 259 



mechanism, 39, 40 



part played by bacteria 



in, 25 

 theories of, 9 



— fodder of, why superior to that 



of other plants, 271 



— geographical distribution world- 



wide, 4 



— greeii crops, when necessary to 



take, 261 



— incapable of yielding same crop 



when cultivated continuously 

 in same soil, 42 



— in feeding of live stock, 270 



— leaves of, 34 



— manganese in, 227 



— manuring of, 263, 264 

 good results, 263 



— mention in antiquity, 6 



— mixed cultivations advantage, 223 



— nodule cells of, corpuscles in 



protoplasm of, 16 



— nutritive value, 4 



■ — of rapid growth and restricted 

 habit, choice as rotation crops, 

 268 



~ — ornamental, 4'oi-4i4 



— phosphoric acid, potash and 



lime, more abundant in, than 

 in Gramineae, 260, 261 



— poisonous, references to, 239, 240 

 properties in, cause of, 239 



— producing tanning matters and 



dyes, 333 



Leguminosae, prussic acid in, 231 



— restorative crops, manganese 111, 



229 



— root-nodules of, 19 



— rotation crops of, indispensable, 



268 



— seeds of, manganese in, 229, 230 



— specificity of different kinds of 



bacteria for different members 



of, 45. 



— starch in, 246 



— starches (principal) in, char- 



acters, 249 



— sub-families, i, 2 



— symbiosis of bacteria with, 21, 



26, 27 



— thrive in soil devoid of nitrogen, 



23 

 -- time of greatest nitrogen con- 

 tent, 38 



— tropical, value as green manure, 



259 



for sugar-caneSj 259 



— use from agricultural point of 



view, 258 



— used as fodder, 394 



for textile i)urposes, 385-389 



— weeding and hoeing when young, 



266, 267 



— with large yield in green state, 



choice as rotation crops, 268 



— yielding various edible products, 



390-400 



wood for building, cabinet- 

 making, &c., 346-370 



Leguminous plant, carbohydrates, 

 price per unit, 275 



fat, price per unit, 275 



nitrogenous matter, price per 



unit, 275 



— plants of agricultural value, de- 

 scription of, 46 



Lentil, 125 



— see also Erviini lens 

 Lepidoptera attacking Leguminosae, 



421-423 

 Lepine, J., kino gum produced by 



Bntea frondosa^ 316 

 Lesfcdeza cr wear fa (shrub), wood, 



352 



— striataj valuable as fodder, 284 

 Lessertia annxilaris (herb), injuri- 

 ous, 243 



Lencsena glanca (shrub), ash of 

 leaves, mineral composition, 

 306 



injurious to some live stock 



not to others, 245 



leaves and stems, chemical 



composition, 306 



chemical composition com- 

 pared with that of goat-drop- 

 pings, 304 



