INDEX 



279 



Death of Socrates, described, 90-91 



De Candolle, experiments of on seeds, 255 



Decumbent, spreading on the ground, the 



apex tending to rise, said of stems. 

 Decurrent, running down as wings, or 



ridges on the stem, as in some leaves. 

 Deliriants, 9, n 

 Delphinin, 61 

 Delphinium, species of, as poisonous 



plants, 60 

 Delphinoidin, 61 

 Delphisin, 61 

 Dennison Manufacturing Co., .nentioned, 



i54 



Dentate, toothed. 



Depraved appetite, 15 



Depressants, n 



Dermatitis, an extensive group of skin 

 inflammations characterized by red- 

 ness, itching and frequently watery 

 pustules. 



Desensitizing for poison ivy, 83 



Desmodium gyrans, 182 



Desmodium tortuosum, 184, 212 



Deubler, Dr. D. S., mentioned, 94 



Dewberry, 233 



Diadelphous applied to stamens which 

 are united by their filaments into 

 two distinct groups. 



Dicotyledons as poisonous plants, 55 



Dicotyledonous, having two cotyledons, 

 or embryonic seed leaves. 



Digestion, 118 



Digestibility of feeds, 119 



Digitalis, 230 



Dioecious, the condition in which the male 

 (staminate) and female (pistillate) 

 flowers are borne on two distinct 

 plants of the same species. 



Dioscorea alata, 226 



Dioscorides and plane tree, 6 



Diospyros kaki, 233 



Diospyros virginiana, 233 



Disk-flower, the central tubular flower of 

 the head in the sunflower family. 



Distichy in grasses, 125 



Distinct, applied to parts of the same 

 circle in the flower which are not 

 united with each other. 



Dolichos lablab, 212 



Doctor-gum, 82 



Drench, a draught of medicine in veteri- 

 nary practice. 



Dropsy, an abnormal collection of fluid 

 in a cavity or part of the body. 



Drug plants of the Leguminosae, 185 



Drupaceous, applied to fruits with a stone, 

 as 'in the peach. 



Dulcamin, 102 



Dura, 128 



Durian, 235 



Durio, 236 



Durio zibethinus, 235 



Durum wheat, 165 



Dye plants of Leguminosae, 184 



Dyspnoea, breathing which is difficult, or 

 labored, arising from various causes. 



Dyssodia papposa, 244 



Earth apple, 225 



Ebracteate, without bract, or leaf, that 



subtends the flower. 

 Echinochloa f rumen tacea, 236 

 Echium vulgare, 249 

 Eddo, 226 

 Egg plant, 233 

 Egyptian clover, 187 

 Ehrlich, theory of, 20 

 Eichornia crassipes, 246 

 Einkorn, 165 

 Eleusine indica, 246 

 Emaciation, leanness; loss of fat and flesh 



of the body. 

 Embelia acid, 95 

 Emergency feeds, 213 

 Emery, Dr. Z. P., observations of, 70 

 Emmer, 165 

 Emollient, a substance applied externally 



to soften the skin, or given internally 



to soothe an inflamed surface. 

 Encouragement of leguminous crops, 223 

 Endive, 229 



