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INDEX. 



into complex egg-like bodies, ii. 

 405. 



Nordmann, M., production of Cili- 

 ated buds from embryos of Gaste- 

 ropods, ii. 488. 



CEdogonium, mode of origin of 

 'seed-cell' in, i. 177. 



Onimus, M., on mode of origin of 

 leucocytes, i. 221. 



Organic compounds, mode of for- 

 mation of, in plants, i. 23 ; in- 

 fluence of physical forces on evo- 

 lution of, ii. 38 ; artificial pro- 

 duction of, i. 50, 94; views con- 

 cerning, i. 81. 



Organic molecules, Buffon on, ii. 

 174. 



Organisms, desiccation of, i. 104 ; 

 tenacity of life in lowest, i. 106 ; 

 death of higher, i. 108 ; degree of 

 individuation in, i. 1 1 1 ; death in 

 lower, i. 112; classification of 

 lowest, i. 114; vital resistance of, 

 to heat, i. 312 ; multiplication of, 

 truest test of life, i. 320; views 

 concerning origin of, ii. 71 ; on 

 independent evolutions of, ii. 75 ; 

 reproduction amongst, ii. 87-103, 

 116 ; cause of reproduction of, ii. 

 no; origin of green, ii. 157; de- 

 velopment of corpuscular, ii. 198 ; 

 segmentation of lower, into fun- 

 gus-germs, ii. 226 ; mode of origin 

 of, in pellicle, ii. 235 ; assump- 

 tions respecting, ii. 254; origin of 

 living units from pre-existing, ii. 

 308 ; presence of, in bent-neck 

 flasks, ii. 8 ; variability of lowest, 

 ii. 259, 557, 607 ; modes of death 

 of, ii. 37 1 ; tendency of, to develop 

 into higher, ii. 432; convertibility 

 of lower, ii. 492, 558 ; influence 

 of size of heterogenetic matrix on 

 forms of, ii. 473 ; modes of repro- 

 duction in, ii. 548 ; frequency of 

 hetercgenesis amongst lowest, ii. 

 561 ; varieties of heterogenesis 

 . .arnongst, ii. 563 ; limits to, ii. 



609, 610; lowest, of present day, 

 their descent, ii. 617. 



Organizable matter, nature and 

 composition of, i. 83 ; molecular 

 re-arrangement of, i. 97 ; physical 

 explanation of process, i. 98. 



Organization, discussion of cellular 

 theory of, i. 158 ; molecular theory 

 of, harmonizes with evolution hy- 

 pothesis, i. 162 ; differentiation 

 identical with, ii. 127 ; causes 

 regulating complexity of, ii. 130; 

 existence of internal principle of, 

 ii. 582 ; internal tendencies to, ii. 

 591, 603; Dr. Erasmus Darwin's 

 views on, ii. 583 ; Prof. Owen and 

 Mr. St. George Mivart on cause 

 of, ii. 583; Lamarck and Prof. 

 Grant on cause of, ii. 584; nature 

 of internal principle of, ii. 585 ; this 

 not believed in by Mr. Spencer and 

 Mr. Dai-win, ii. 585-594 ; strength 

 of internal principle shown by 

 similarity of lowest organisms in 

 different regions, ii. 593. 



Origin of living things, experiments 

 relating to, with calcined air, i. 

 337-343; different results obtained 

 by other experimenters, i. 344 ; 

 experiments relating to, with or- 

 ganic solutions, i. 355-360; re- 

 marks on, i. 360 ; experiments 

 relating to, with saline solutions, 

 i. 363-372; remarks on, i. 372; 

 M. Pasteur's experiments and 

 views concerning, i. 374-384 ; 

 comparative experiments connect- 

 ed with, i. 385-391, ii. 18; dele- 

 terious effects of acidity of solu- 

 tion increased by heat, i. 392-396 ; 

 experiments concerning, in super- 

 heated flasks, i. 441-470 ; remarks 

 on, i. 471-475 ; facilitated by 

 diminution of pressure, ii. 20 ; oc- 

 curring in organic solutions, ii. 

 22, 71 ; theoretical views respect- 

 ing, ii. 254. 



Otostoma, origin and development, 

 ii. 479; origin of, from Nitella 

 filament, ii. 482. 



