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INDEX 



Anthocyanidin, 249. 



Anthocyanin, 244, 248, 249, 252; and 

 flavones, 244 ; and sugars, 254 ; and 

 tannin, 255 ; extraction, 251 ; physio- 

 logy, 256 ; properties, 254 ; reactions, 

 249, 256. 



Anthocyanins and anthoxanthins, 251. 



Anthoxanthin, 244, 247. 



Anthriscus cerefolinm, 385. 



— vulgaris, 288. 

 Anti-enzymes, 358. 

 Antiseptics and enzymes, 366. 



Aphis chinensis, 212. 

 Apigenin, 246. 

 Apiiim Petroselinum, 246. 

 Apocynaceae, 265, 

 Apomorphine, 269. 

 Apple, 68, 121, 128. 



— seed oil, 20. 

 Apposition theory, loi. 

 Apricot, 70. 



— kernel oil, 19. 



Aquatic plants, 115, 127, 128, 255, 



334- 

 Arabic acid, 124, 125. 

 Arabin, 124, 125. 



Arabinon-trigalactan-geddic acid, 126. 

 Arabinose, 53, 59, 126, 129. 

 Arachidic acid, 7, 20. 

 Arachis, germination, 41, 

 Arachis oil, ig, 22. 

 Araliaceae, 183. 

 Arbutin, 172, 174, 202. 

 Arctic plants, 115, 255. 

 ArctostaphylosUva-iirsi, 205, 246. 

 Areca catechu, 195, 266, 275. 

 Arecoline, 266. 

 Arginine, 316; occurrence of, in plant, 



321,328. 

 Aroideas, 176. 

 Artichoke, 114. 

 Artificial silk, 143. 

 Arum italicum, 106. 

 Asafoetida, 202. 

 Asparagine, 315. 



— synthesis of, in plant, 335, 336, 337. 

 Asparagus, 295. 



Asparagus officinale, 121, 188, 226. 

 Aspartic acid, 315. 

 Aspergillus, 73, 215. 



— nigcr, 354, 382. 

 Asperula odurata, 193. 

 Asphodehis, 115. 

 Astidium, 194, 236. 

 Astragalus, 126. 

 Atropine, 367. 

 Aucuba japonica, 199. 

 Autofermentation, 376. 

 Avena sativa, 45, 236. 



Bacillus macerans, 103. 

 Bacteria, 349 ; luminous, 162. 



Badouin's test for sesame oil, 22. 



Bamboo, 321. 



Banana, 68. 



Barley, 68, 71, 74, 121, 122, 276, 306, 



324, 346, 369. 

 Barley grain oil, 20. 

 Bassoric acid, 126. 

 Bean, 132, 371. 

 Beech-nut oil, 20, 32. 

 Beeswax, 43. 

 Beetroot, 68, 74, 128, 252, 279, 347, 



359 ; yield of sugar, 69. 

 Begonia, 305. 

 Behenic acid, 7. 

 Benedict's solution, 85. 

 Benzaldehyde, 181, 182. 

 Benzyl alcohol, 386. 

 Berberine, 269. 

 Berthollctia, 301. 



— excelsa, 323. 



Beta vulgaris v. beetroot. 



Betaine, 47, 275. 



Betula alba, 385. 



Bilberry, 249. 



Birch, 68. 



Biuret reaction, 307. 



Biuretic derivatives of proteins, 313. 



Blasting gelatine, 142. 



Blown oil, 4. 



Boiled oil, 4. 



Boletus, 390. 



Boletus edulis, 73, 114. 



Boraginaceas, 195, 222, 396. 



Borneo], 386. 



Brassica Napus, 2, 4, 340. 



— olereacea, 340. 



— Rapa, 4. 

 Brassidic acid, 7. 



Brazil nut, amount of fat, 2, 



Bromelin, 348, 353. 



Brucine, 268. 



Bryonol, 386. 



Bryony, 386. 



Bryum, 117. 



Butea, 201. 



Biitschli's experiment, 14. 



Cacao butter, 2, 3, 32. 

 Cactus, 126. 

 Cadaverine, 274. 

 Ccesalpinia, 194. 



— coriaria, 194, 205, 207. 

 Caffeine, 277, 278, 281. 

 Caffetannic acid, 193. 

 Calabar bean, 386 ; fat of, 17. 

 Calanthe, 191. 

 Campanulaceae, 115. 

 Campanula trachclium, 301. 

 Canaigre, 195, 210, 211. 

 Cananga odorata, 385. 

 Candolleacese, 115. 



Cane sugar, 68 ; estimation of, 81 ; 



