INDEX 



ABYSSINIA, 91 

 Acanis, 232 

 Acid, 24, 58 



carbonic, 58, 59 



humus, 1 8 



hydrochloric, 18 



nitric, 55 



phosphoric, 56, 58, 62 



soils, 67 



sulphuric, 58, 60 

 Action of glaciers, 5 

 Adeira, 283 

 Afou yam, 286 

 Agency of water, 1 1 



wind, II 



sea, 9 



Agriculture, 3 

 Agricultural chemistry, 39 

 Air, 36 

 Albumen, 166 

 Alkaloids, 221 

 Allspice, 1 88 

 Alluvial deposits, 9 

 Alluvium, 179 

 Alumina, 13, 21, 25, 57 



phosphate, 57 

 Amboyna, 184 



American evaporator, 229, 239 

 Ammonia, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 

 38, 52, 55, 66 



oxalate, 18 



sulphate, 55 



Analysis of plants, 39 



sugar, 140 

 Ananas sativus, 174 

 Anatto, 244 

 Anther, 208 



masses, 208 

 Anthers, 29, 34 

 Antigua, 134, 174 



pine- apple, 174 

 Apricot, 179 

 Aquatic rice, 270 

 Arabia, 48 



Arabian coffee, 91, 106, 98, 100 

 Argillaceous soils, 15 

 Arid regions, 70 

 Aril, 1 79,. 1 84 

 Aristolochias, 33 

 Aristolochia trilobata, 34 

 Arnotta, 244 

 Arrack, 165 



Arrowing of canes, 137, 

 Arrowroot, 44, 278 

 Artificial manures, 51 

 Arts, 20 

 Aruba, 57 

 Ascending axis, 28 

 Ashes of plants, 38, 6 1 

 Aspect, 47 

 Assam tea, 124 

 Assimilation, 78 

 Atmosphere, 6, 14, 22, 24, 55 S 



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"At stake," 180 

 Attraction, capillary, 20 



