INDEX AND GLOSSARY 



Abdomen, Crayfish, 318 



Ablogenesls (a, not: pCoi, life: yivtan, 

 origin), the origin of oreanisms from 

 iiot-living matter : former belief in, 96 



Absorption by root-hairs, 409, 422 



Accretion {,a</, to : cresco, to grow), in- 

 crease by addition of successive layers, 



M 



Achrom'atin (a, not : \pi>y.a, colour), the 

 constituent of the nucleus which is un- 

 affected or but slightly affected by dyes. 

 Sie nuclear sap 



Acoslom'ate (a. not: xoiAufxa, a hollow), 

 haviiii; 110 citlome (17.1'.) : 299 



Adduct or muscles, Mussel, 354 



Aerobic (ojjp, air: fiiot, life), applied to 

 those microbes to which free oxygen is 

 unnecessary, 93 



Agamob'ium (a, not : y6.y.o^, marriage : 

 ^t'os, life), the asexual generation in or- 

 ganisms exhibiting alternation of gene- 

 rations Ul-t'.) 



AOAR ICUS (mushroom) .—Figure, 192 : 

 general characters, 191 : microscopic 

 structure, 193 : spore-formation, 193 



A1K86 (d/i.'^a, sea-weed), 169, 432 



Alternation of Generations, meaning of 

 the phrase explained under Bougain- 

 villea, 248 : Moss, 408 : Fern, 429 : 

 Equisetum, 438 : Salvinia, 442 : Selagin- 

 ella, 446 : Gymnosperms, 460 : Angio- 

 ■ipernis, 476 



AmbUla'cral {aiuhulacrum, a walking 

 place) groove, 307: ossicles, 308 : System, 

 starfish, 309 — 313 



AMCEBA (a^(x/36s, changing): — Figure, 

 2 : occurrence and general characters, i : 

 movements, 4, 9 : species of, 8 : resting 

 condition, 10: nutrition, 11: growth, 

 13: respiration, 17 : metabolism, 17 : re- 

 production, 19 : immortality, 20 : conju 

 gation, 20 : death, 20, 21 : conditions of 

 nfe, 21 : animal or plant? 180 



AmOBb'Old movements, 4 



AmOBb'Ula (diminutive of Amoeba), the 

 amoeboid germ of one of the lower or- 

 ganisms. 51, 54 



Anab olism (a.vafio\i\, that which is 

 thrown up). See Metabolism, construc- 

 tive. 



Anaerob'lO (a, not : a.-i\p, air : 0(O«, life), 

 applied to those microbes to which free 

 oxygen is unneces-sary, 93 



Anal {dHHs, the vent) segment, Poly- 

 gordius, 270 



An'al spot, Paramoecium, 113 



An'astates (dfaaTarot, from avaartji'ai, 

 to rise up). See Mesostates, anabolic. 



Anatomy (avaTfUvo), to cut up), the study 

 of the structure of organisms as made 

 out by dissection, 289 



AndrOBClum {atn/jp, a male : oiKOf, a 

 dwelling), the collective name for the 

 male sporophylls in the flower of Angio- 

 sjiernis, 464, 471 



AN GI0SPERM8 (iyytlov, a vessel : 

 (TTrepua, seed) : — Figures, 462, 465, 467, 

 470, 472 : general characters, 461 : 

 structure of flower, 463 : reduction of 

 gamobium, 474 : polhnation and fertiliza- 

 tion, 469, 475 : formation of fruit and 

 seed, and development of the leafy plant, 

 476 



Animal, definition of, 179 



Animals, classification of, 320 



AnlmaJs and Plants, comparison of type 

 forms, 176: discussion ofdoubtful forms. 

 180 



Animals, Protists, and Plants, boun 

 tl.iries between artificial, 182 



Annual Rings, 450 



Anodonta (a not : oious, a tooth). See 



Mussel 

 Antenna (antenna, a sail-yard), 325 

 Antennary Oland. See Kidney 

 Antennule (dim. of antenna), 325 

 Antber, 454, 464, 466 

 Antherld inm. See Spermary. 



