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Index 



XI 



Obituary Notice of, 325 ; Chemistry and Biology of 

 Plant Resins, Dr. A. Tschirch, 279; Chemical Study of 

 the Ripening of I.ycopcrsicum esculcntum (Tomato), 

 F. M. Albaharv, 2SS ; Mosses and Liverworts, an Intro- 

 duction to theii- Study, with Hints as to their Collectii, • 

 and Preservation, H. T. Russell, 292 ; Death of Prof. 

 Uaguillon, 302 ; Archerina boltoni, Sir E. Ray Lankester, 

 304 ; Flora of the Auckland Isles, Captain Dorrien Smith, 

 304; a Rubber-yielding Tree of Indo-China, Bleekrodea 

 tonkincnsis, Dr. O. Stapf, 304 ; a Monstrosity in Fern 

 Aspeditiii2 lohaium. Prof. Fausto Morini, 305 ; Genus 

 Sphseroplea in South .Africa, \V. T. Saxton, 312; the 

 Royal Gardens, Kew, E. J. Wallis and H. Spooner, 318; 

 Flora of Glamorgan, the Calyciflorx-, Dr. A. H. Trow, 

 327; the Flowering of Spathelia simplex, 328; the Pollina- 

 tion of Clitoria arbotescens, 328 ; the Parasitism of Olax 

 scandens, C. A. Barber, 328 ; Constitution of Vicianine, 

 Gabriel Bertrand and G. Weisweiller, 336 ; Supplcmentum 

 Conspectus Florce Grjecae, E. de Halacsy, Dr. Otto 

 Stapf, F.R.S., 341 ; Recent Plant Immigrants into Bengal, 

 Paul Briihl, 360 ; Faniiliar Swiss Flowers, F. E. Hulme, 

 389: the Sand-dune Plants of Bermuda, J. W. Harsh- 

 berger, 433 ; Physiological Study on the Development of 

 Fruits and Seeds, W. Lubimenko, 440 ; a Te.\t-book of 

 Botany, Dr. E. Strasburger, Dr. Fritz Noll, Dr. H. 

 Schenck and Dr. G. Karsten, 441 ; Bleeding Disease of 

 the Cocoa-nut Trees in Ceylon, T. Pctch, 468; Death 

 of George Nicholson, 513; Obituary Notice of, 546; 

 Plant Formations in Mid and Southern Greece, Dr. E. 

 Pritzel, 515; the Elastic Substance occurring on Shoots 

 and Young Leaves of Eucalyptus corymhosa and some 

 Angophora, Henry G. Smith, 536; Death of D. Clos, 

 545 ; Germinative Capacity of Seeds of Hfvca byasiliensis, 

 H. F. Macmillan and T. Petch, 547; the History of 

 the Cabbage Group, Rev. G. Henslow, 547 ; the Growth 

 and Distribution of Zostcra marina in Danish Waters, 

 Dr. C. H. Ostenfeld, 547; Lehrbuch der Botanik fiir 

 Oberrealschulen und Realschulen, Dr. Th. Bokorny, 567 ; 

 Death of Alphonse Boistel, 576; the Interpretation of 

 Irregular Nuclear and Cell Divisions occurring at Certain 

 Stages in the Life-history of Phanerogams, Prof. J. M. 

 Coulter, 610; Embryology of Gnctuin gnemon, Prof. J. M. 

 Coulter, 643 ; General System of Symbols for indicating 

 Tropical Plant Formations, Dr. Engier, 643 ; Hardy 

 Flowering Plants and Shrubs especially attractive to 

 Butterflies, R. Hooper Pearson, 674; Affection known 

 under the Name of Botryomycosis and its Parasite, Gus- 

 tave Bureau and Alphonse Labb^, 686 ; .see also British 

 Association 



Bouchacourt (M.), Radiography of the Lungs and Stomach 

 of the Foetus and Still-born Infants, 95 



Bouchard (Ch.), Influence of the Heating of L'rine on 

 L'rinary Toxicity, 6S5 



Bougault (J.), Fcfrmation of the Cyanohydrin of Benzoyl- 

 acrylic Acid, 48 ; the Separation of Salicylic Acid, 240 ; 

 New Method of Preparing the Mixed Anhydrides of 

 Organic Acids, 336 ; the Fixation of Acetophenone on 

 Benzoylacrylic Acid, 504 



Boulanger (Henri), Micrographic Study of Leather, iS 



Boulenger (C. L.), Account of the Recent Expedition to 

 Lake Ourun, 647 



Boulenger (G. A.), the Rule of Priority in Zoological 

 Nomenclature, 647 



Boulud (M.), the Total Sugar of the Blood, 335 



Bouvet Island and the Solar Eclipse of 1908 December 

 22-23, Dr. A. M. \V. Downing, F.R.S.. 508 



Bovey (Dr. Henry, F.R.S.), the Imperial College of Science 

 and Technology, Address by, 613 



Bowman (Dr. F. H.), the Structure of the Cotton Fibre 

 in its Relation to Technical .Application, 196 



Bowron (Mr.), Acoustic Oscillographs, 69 



Boyd (D. R.), Condensation of Epichlorohydrin with 

 Phenols, 22 



Boys (Prof. C. V., F.R.S.), an Artificial Horizon, 59; a 

 Field Method of determining Longitudes by Observations 

 of the Moon, E. B. H. Wade, 152 ; a Study of Splashes, 

 Prof. A. M. Worthington, C.B., F.R.S., 666 



Bradley (W. P.), Phenomenon of Ripples in Vapour above 

 the Critical Temperature suddenly decreased in \'oIume, 

 611 



Bragg (Prof. W. H., F.R.S.), the Nature of the y and 

 X-rays, 271, 29^; the Nature of X-rays, 665 



Branford (B.), a^ Study of Mathematical Education, in- 

 cluding the Teaching of .Arithmetic, 473 



Branly (Edouard), Detectors for Use in Wireless Telegraphy, 



Brauner (Prof. Bohuslav), the Recent Nocturnal Glows, 



221 

 Breeding, Principles of, a Treatise on Thremmatology, E. 



Davenport, 51 

 Breinl (Dr.), Trypanosome Forms in Dogs, 327 

 Brend (W. A.), Tulierculosis in Animals, 327 

 Brcuil (.A.), Recently discovered Drawings in the Portel 



(.Ari^ge) Grotto, 143 

 Breuil (rAbb(S H.), Photographs of Arrows in French Caves, 



1 78 

 Briggs (S. H. C), Constitution of Coordinated Compounds, 



22 

 Bristle-worms, a Monograph of, 171 

 Britain, Birds of, J. Lewis Bonhote, 339 

 British Annelids, a Monograph of the. Prof. W. C. 



Mcintosh, F.R.S., 171 

 British Association: Meeting at Dublin, E. E. Fournier, 

 298, 416, 449; Provisional Programmes of Sections, 299; 

 Provisional Programme of Section A, 326; Inaugural 

 Address by Francis Darwin, M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S., 

 President of the .Association, 416 ; Local Scientific 

 Societies at the British Association, 683 

 Section A {Mathematics and P/iviirs).— Opening Address 

 by W. N. Shaw, Sc.D., LL.D., F.R.S., President of 

 the Section, 425 ; the Isothermal Layer of the 

 Atmosphere, L. Teisserenc de Bort, 550 ; Dr. Shaw,. 

 <;5i; Mr. Rotch, 551; Mr. Cave, 551; W. H. Dines,. 

 551; Mr. Gold, 551; Prof. Turner, 552; Prof. J. J. 

 Thomson, SS2 

 Section B (C/iemisfrv).— Opening Address by Prof. F. S. 

 Kipping, D.Sc, Ph.D., F.R.S., President of the Section,. 

 450; Preparation and Properties of Cobalt Carbonyl,. 

 Dr. Mond, 5S9 ; Discovery of Gases in the .Atmosphere, 

 Sir William Ramsay, 589 ; Detection of Lithium in 

 Radio-active Minerals, Prof. Hartley, 5S9 ; Amount of 

 Neon in 1/15 c.c. of Air, Prof. Rutherford, 589; 

 .Apparatus used to Liquefy Helium, Dr. Kamerlingh 

 Onnes, 589; Sir James Dewar, 590; Nature of Chemi- 

 cal Change, Prof. H. E. Armstrong, 590 ; Sir Oliver 

 Lodge, 590 ; Problems of Fermentation, Dr. Harden, 

 590; Prof. .Adrian Brown, 590; Dr. A. Slator, 590; Dr. 

 E. F. Armstrong, 590; Action of the Enzymes of Malt 

 on Ungerminated Cereals, Julian L. Baker and H. F. E. 

 Hulton, 590; Methods suggested for the Preparation of 

 Synthetical Camphor on a Commercial Scale, Dr. 

 \Veizmann, 590; Dynamic Isomerism, Dr. T. M., 

 Lowry, 590 ; Selective Permeability of Certain Seeds, 

 Prof. .Adrian Brown, 590 ; Investigation of the Influence 

 of Colloids on the Aljsorption of Gases by Water, Dr. 

 .A. Findlay, 5Q0 ; Results obtained with Transparent 

 Silver and" other Thin Metallic Films, Prof. T. Turner, 

 591 ; Production of Ammonia from Atmospheric 

 Nitrogen by Means of Peat, Dr. Woltereck, 501 

 Section C (Geology).— Opening, Address by Prof. John 

 July, M.,A., D.Sc, F.R.S., President of the Section, 

 Uranium and Geology, 456 ; Examination of Stones, 

 Prof. Cole, 591 ; Types of Rocks formed during the 

 Intervals between the Basaltic Eruptions in the North 

 of Ireland in Eocene Times, Prof. Cole, 591 ; Explora- 

 tion of the Cave of Castlepook, near Doneraile, R. J. 

 Ussher, H. J. Seymour, E. T. Newton and R. F. 

 Scharff, SQi ; Glacial Erosion in North Wales, Prof. 

 W. M. Davis, 591 ; the Duration and Direction of 

 Large Earthquakes, Dr. J. Milne, SQi ; on Earth 

 Movements, Prof. W. H. Hobbs, 591 ; Dr. Woolacott, 



591 ; on Mountain Building, Prof. John Joly, F.R.S., 



592 ; Sir Archibald Geikie, 592 ; Prof. Lapworth, 592 ; 

 Prof. Sollas, 502 ; Prof. Cole, 592 



Section D (Zoologv).— Opening .Address by Sidney F. 

 Harmer, Sc.D., F.R.S., President of the Section, 488; 

 Zoology at the British .Association, Dr. J. H. Ashworth, 

 647 ; the Rule of Priority in Zoological Nomenclature, 

 G. A. Boulenger, 647; the Determination of Se.x, L. 

 Doncaster, 647; W. Heape, 647; Miss N. M. Stevens, 



