Index 



Afyil -M. 



Botany {continued) : 



Hooper and K. Chittenden, 91; C. H. Hooper, 505; 

 Stimulation of Plant Growth, Prof. H. E. Armstrong, 

 J13; Gardens in S. Europe, W. J. Bean, 171 ; Forcing 

 Plants by Warm Baths, Prof. Parkinson, 174; Cata- 

 logue of .'\pparatus, Messrs. Gallenkamp and Co., 197; 

 Biologische und morphologische Untersuchungen iiber 

 Wasser- und Sumpfgewachse, Prof. H. Gliick, 359 ; 

 Vegetation dor Erde : XH., die Pflanzenwelt der 

 peruanischen .Anden, Prof. A. Weberbauer : XIII., 

 Phytogeographic- Survey of N. America, Prof. J. W. 

 Harshbergcr, 405 ; Nervation of Plants, F. G. Heath, 

 Dr. F. Cavers, 432 ; Wild Flowers as they Grow : 

 Photographed in Colour, H. E. Corke, G. C. Nuttall, 

 Dr. F. Cavers, 432 ; Irritability of Plants, Dr. E. G. 

 Pringsheim, 483 ; Round-the-world Excursion, Prof. 

 C. J. Chamberlain, 599 ; Some of the Next Steps in 

 Botanical Science : Address to American Association, 

 Prof. C. E. Bessey, 607; Floral Zygomorphy, J. M'L. 

 Thompson, 664 ; a Text-book of Botany, Dr. E. Stras- 

 burger. Dr. L. Jost, Dr. H. Schenk, and Dr. G. 

 Karsten, Prof. W. H. Lang, F.R.S., 693 ; Trans- 

 caspian Lowlands, Dr. O. Paulsen, Dr. W. G. Smith, 

 711 

 Special : Antarctic Algse, Mr. and Mrs. Gipp, 572 ; Prof. 

 Fritsch, 573 ; Antarctic Botany (Scotia's Voyage), Dr. 

 Rudmose Brown, 573 ; Bothrodendron Kiltorkcnse, 

 Prof. T. Johnson, 506; Bryophyta, Inter-relationships 

 of. Dr. r". Cavers, 3 ; Caithness Vegetation, C. B. 

 Crampton, 259 ; Californian " Big Trees," G. B. Sud- 

 worth, 441; Chrysanthemums, T. Stevenson, 248; the 

 Cotton Plant in Egypt, W. L. Balls, 667 ; Cycadaccae, 

 Dr. C. J. Chamberlain, 418; Date, Artificial Ripening 

 of the Deglet-nour, W. T. Swingle, 127 ; Dicotyledons, 

 Germination of Seeds of, J. Adams, 506 ; Eucalypts of 

 Parramatta District, C. Hall, 455 ; Ferns of Lord 

 Howe Island, Rev. W. W. Watts, 98; Fig-tree and its 

 Insect Guest, Biology of, Dr. R. Ravasini, 310; Galls, 

 British Plant-, E. W. Swanton, Mary K. Spittal, 488; 

 Graniineac from Bombay, New Species, R. K. Bhide, 

 63 ; Ground Benn, New, 91 ; Flevea brasiliensis. Two 

 Stable Forms of, C. M. Bret, 691 ; Iceland : Marine 

 Algal Vegetation, Dr. Helgi J6nsson, 645 ; I-vy, Dr. F. 

 Tobler, 418; I.caf-spots of Richardia alho-maculala. 

 W. T. Saxton, 128; Lotus corniculatus and Trifolitim 

 repens. Variation in, Prof. H. E. Armstrong and 

 others, 635 ; New Myrtaceous Plants from New South 

 Wales, R. T. Baker, 455 ; Guide to Botanical Litera- 

 ture of Myxomycetes, Dr. W. C. Sturgis, 579 ; 

 Nasturtium officinale, Grafting of, on Brassica oleracea, 

 L. Daniel, 429 ; New South Wales, Native Flora, 

 R. H. Cambage, 481 ; the Oak, C. Mosley, Rev. J. 

 Griffith, 585 ; Oenothera Lamarckiana, Miss Anne M. 

 Lutz, 113 ; CEnotheras, Mutating, Dr. R. R. Gates, 350; 

 Orchids New to E. Sussex, E. J. Bedford, 4!;2 ; the 

 Prickly Pear in Western China, T. D. A. Cockerell, 

 464; Primulaceae, Phylogeny of. Dr. S. Thenen, 381; 

 Rice, Classification of, .S. Kikkawa, 1^99 ; Rosa stellata, 

 T. D. A. Cockerel!, 571 ; Selangor. Collection of Plants 

 from, H. N. Ridley, 351 ; Spurge, Remarkable, at Kew, 

 171 ; Tulips, Rev. J. Jacob, Dr. F. Cavers, 433 ; 

 Violets, British. Mrs. E. S. Gregory, Dr. F. Cavers, 

 432 ; Wealden Floras, Prof. A. C. Seward, 350 

 See also British Association and Phvsiologv of Plants 



Bculdrr Clay : Implements of Man in llie Chalky Boulder 

 Clav, Rev. Dr. A. Irving, 3 ; Boulder Clay in Essex, 

 J. Reid Moir, 38; Striation of Stones in Boulder Clay, 

 Prof. Grenville A. J. Cole, 38 



Boy's Playbook of Science, J. H. Pepper, 538 



Brass. Prof. Carpenter, 199 



Breadmaking, Chemistry of, J. Grant, 357 



Breath Figures. Lord Rayleigh, O.M., "F.R.S., 436; Dr. 

 John Aitken, F.R.S., 619 



Bristol : Installation of University Chancellor, 224 ; Bristol 

 University and Agriculture, 373 ; Bristol District 

 Geological Excursion TInndhook, Prof. S. H. Reynolds, 

 278 ; Bristol Museum, 493 



British Antarctic Expedition, 651, 674 



British Association Meeting at Dundee : 



Inaugural .Address : Life : by Prof. E. A. Schafer, 



F.R.S., President, 7 

 Section A {Mathematics and Physics) — Opening Address : 

 Fundamental Ideas with regard to the Nature of 

 Heat, and Advantage of some of the Ideas of the Old 

 Caloric or Material Theory, Prof. H. L. Callendar, 

 F.R.S., President of the Section, 19 



Scientific Theory and Outstanding Problems of Wireless 

 Telegraphy : Introductory Remarks at a Joint Dis- 

 cussion bv Sections A and G, Prof. J. A. Fleming, 

 F.R.S., 262, 291 



Meteorology : Joint Discussion with Section M (.Agri- 

 culture) on .Application of Meteorological Information 

 to Agricultural Practice, Dr. Shaw ; Connection 

 between Rainfall and Temperature and Yiild of 

 Crops in Forfarshire, Mr. Watt ; Effect of Climate 

 on Plant Life, Dr. E. J. Russell; Utility of Local 

 Observations, R. M. Barrington ; Periodicities in 

 Earthquake Phenomena, Prof. Turner; J. I. Craig; 

 Temperature Conditions in Madusee in Pommerania 

 and in Loch Earn, E. M. Wedderburn ; Wind and 

 Temperature Results at the Upper Air Station at 

 Glossop Moor, Miss White ; Report on Upper .Air 

 Investigations at Mungret College, Limerick, by the 

 Joint Committee, Rev. W. O'Leary, S.J., 369 



Joint Discussion with Section G on the Scientific 

 Theory and Outstanding Problems of Wireless Tele- 

 graphy, Prof. J. A. Fleming; How the Waves 

 are propagated a quarter way round the Earth. 

 Dr. W. Eccles, Prof. A. E. Kennelly, Lord Rayleigh, 

 Prof. Macdonald, Dr. Nicholson, Prof. .A. G. 

 Webster, Captain Sankey, Prof. S. P. Thompson, 

 S. G. I3rown, Prof. A. Sommerfeld, and others ; 

 Appointment of a Radio-telegraphic Committee, 421 



General Physics : Demonstration of Varying Depth of 

 the Extraordinary Image in Unaxial Crystal, Prof. 

 S. P. Thompson, F.R.S. ; Iridescent Effects produced 

 by Surface Film on Glass, Lord Rayleigh, O.M. ; 

 Experiments on Flow of Mercury in Small Steel 

 Tubes, Prof. E. G. Coker ; Spinning Tops, Dr. J. 

 Grav ; Apparatus for investigating Motion in Tor- 

 sional Oscillations when Viscous and Hysteretic 

 Effects are Present. Prof. W. Peddie ; Current- 

 potential Curves of the Oscillating Spark, Dr. S. R. 

 Milncr ; Increase of Conductivity of Paraffin Wax 

 with Field, Dr. W. F. G. Swann ; Deposit upon 

 Poles of an Iron Arc burning in Air, Prof. A\". G. 

 Duffield and G. E. Collis ; Method of Determining 

 Vapour Densities, Dr. G. E. Gibson ; Determinations 

 of Optical Rotatory Power of Quartz, Dr. T. M. 

 Lowry ; Calculation of Fields of Telescopic Objec- 

 tives, Prof. R. A. Sampson ; Instrument for 

 Analysing Sound Vibrations, Prof. D. C. Miller ; 

 Report of Committee on Electrical Standards ; Report 

 of Committee for Solar Observatory at Yass- 

 Canberra, 422 



Discussion on Atomic Heat of Solids, Dr. F. A. Linde- 

 mann. Dr. G. E. Gibson, Lord Ravleigh, Dr. J. W. 

 Nicho'lson, Prof. Rutherford, Prof. Bragg, Dr. 

 Lindemann, 423 



Discussion on Series in Spectra, Dr. J. W. Nicholson, 

 Prof. Kavser, Prof. Fowler, Prof. Peddie, Lord 

 Rayleigh,' Dr. Duffield, Dr. T. M. Lowrv, Prof. 

 McLennan, 424 



Radio-activity and Electronics : Photoelectric Properties 

 of Thin Metal Films, James Robinson, Prof. 

 McLennan; Discharge of Ultra-violet Light of High- 

 speed Electrons, Prof. Millikan. Prof. Strutt ; the 

 Earth's Penetrating Radiation over Land and Large 

 Bodies of Water. Prof. J. C. McLennan, Prof. 

 Strutt ; Heating Effects of Radium Emanation and 

 its Products, Prof. E. Rutherford and H. Robinson; 

 Origin of Beta and Gamma Rays from Radio-active 

 Substances, Prof. Rutherford ; Apparatus for Curves 

 of Radio-active Changes, Prof. F. Soddy, 425 



Mathematics : Mechanism for Factorising Large Num- 

 bers, M. G^rardin ; (i) Mersenne's Numbers, (2) 

 .Arithmetical Factors of the Pellian Terms, Lieut. -Col. 

 .A. Cunningham ; Theory of Composition of Positive 

 Oundratic Forms, Prof. E. H. Moore, Mr. 



