INDEX 



347 



Iron in plants, 6 

 ,, ,, soils, 171) 

 ,, hydrates of, 59, 132 

 sulphate of, 199, 291 



Irrigation, 29!) 



KAHL'S sieves, 234 

 Kaiiiite, 282, 323 

 Kaolin, 22, 107, 128 

 Kelp, .27S 

 Kieserite, 282 

 King 011 transpiration, 73 

 Kostytcheff on composition of 

 humus, 110 



LACTIC acid in farmyard manure, 



315 



Lahn phosphate, 210 

 Lasting manures, 2(><S 

 Latent heat of water, 80 

 Latitude, influence of, 74 

 Lawes dissolved phosphates, 206 

 ,, and Gilbert on transpira- 

 tion, 73 

 Lawes and Gilbert on loss of 



lime, 100 

 Lay, 166 

 Leaf mould, 304 

 Leather as manure, 250 

 Leaves as litter, 314 

 Leeks, manure for, 199 

 Leguminosee, 14 

 Leguminous crops, composition of 



169, 194 



,, ,, fixation of 



nitrogen by, 

 142 

 ,, ,, manures for, 



197 

 Lettuces, manure for, 199 



Leucine, 154 



Leucite, 21 



Lichens, 40 



Liebig dissolved bones, 207 



Light manures, 203 



,, soils, 32, 48 

 Lime, action of, in soils, 115 



,, application of, 118 



,, available, 115 



,, effect of, on clovers, 117 



. > ,, moss, 117 



> ,, ,, manures, 116 



,, ,, ,, nitrification, 



115, 158 



,, loss of, 100 



,, properties of , 113 



,, Seeaho Calcium compounds. 

 Lime-felspar, 22, 128 

 Lime-nitrogen, 270 

 Limestones, 37, 112 

 Limonite, 19 



Linseed cake as manure, 303 

 Liquid manure, 300 

 Lithium in plants, 5 

 Litter, kinds of, 312 



,, quantity of, 314 

 Loamy soils, 42 

 Lot phosphate, 210 

 Lucerne hay, 310 

 Lupines as green manure, 301 



MAERCKER and Schneidewind's 



experiments, 321 

 Magnesia in plants, 6 

 ,, ,, soils, 180 

 Magnesian limestone, 37 

 Magnesium salts as manure, 291, 



322 



Magnetite, 19 

 Manganese in plants, 5 

 soils, 132 



