INDEX. 



943 



Fitzgerald (M. F.), steam engine dia- 

 grams, 819. 



Fitzpatrick (C. T.) and R. T. Glazebrook 

 on the permanence of the original 

 standards of resistance of the British 

 Association and of other standard coils, 

 56. 



Fleming (Dr. J. A.) on the desirability 

 of introducing a uniform nomenclature 

 for the fundamental units of mecha- 

 nics, 27 ; on standards for use in elec- 

 trical measurements, 55 ; on electro- 

 lysis in its ph}-sical and chemical bear- 

 ings, 339. 



Flora of China, report on our present 

 knowledge of the, 420. 



Flora of Madagascar, Rev. R. Baron on 

 the, 724. 



Flora of the Bahamas, report on the, 361. 



Flora of the carboniferous rocks of Lan- 

 cashire and West Yorkshire, report on 

 the, 150. 



Flower (Prof.) on the desirability of fur- 

 ther research in the Antarctic regions, 

 316 ; on the present state of our know- 

 ledge of the zoology and botany of the 

 West India islands, and on the steps 

 taken to investigate ascertained defi- 

 ciencies in the fauna and flora, 437. 



Flux and reflux of water in open channels 

 or in pipes or other ducts, Prof. J. 

 Thomson on, 574. 



Food-fishes, report of the Committee for 

 continuing the researches on, at the 

 St. Andrews marine laboratory, 141. 



Forbes (Prof. G.) on standards of light, 

 39 ; electric lighting in America, 813. 



Forbes (Mr.) on our present knowledge 

 of the flora of China, 420. 



*Ford (P. H.), the Transvaal, or South 

 African Republic, 745. 



Fordham (H. G.) on the erratic blocks of 

 England, Wales, and Ireland, 101 ; on 

 the provincial museums of the United 

 Elingdom, 124 ; on the work of the 

 Corresponding Societies Committee, 

 255. 



♦Formosa: characteristic traits of the 

 islands and its aboriginal inhabitants, 

 by G. Taylor, 747. 



Fossil arctic plants from the lacustrine 

 deposit at Hoxne, in Suffolk, by C. 

 Reid and H. N. Ridley, 674. 



Fossil fishes of Chiav(>n, Vicentino 

 (stratum of Sotzka, lower miocene), 

 notes of some researches on the, by 

 Prof. F. Bassani, 675. 



Fossil phyllopoda of the palasozoic rocks, 

 sixth report on the, 173. 



Fossils of the limestones of South Devon, 

 Rev. G. F. Whidborne on some, 681. 



Foster (Prof. G. C.) on the desirability of 

 introducing a uniform nomenclature 

 for the fundamental units of mecha- 



nics, 27 ; on standards of light, 39 ; on 

 standards for use in electrical measure- 

 ments, 55 ; on electrolysis in its phy- 

 sical and chemical bearings, 339. 



Foster (Prof. M.) on arrangements for 

 assisting the Marine Biological Asso- 

 ciation laboratory at Plymouth, 94 ; 

 on the occupation of a table at the 

 zoological station at Naples, 150 ; on 

 the physiology of the lymphatic sys- 

 tem, 363 ; on the steps taken for esta- 

 blishing a botanical station at Pera- 

 deniya, Ceylon, 421. 



Fourier's law of diffusion, five applica- 

 tions of, illustrated by a diagram of 

 curves with absolute numerical values, 

 by Prof. Sir W. Thomson, 571. 



Fowler (G. H.) on the development of 

 the oviduct and connected structures 

 in certain fresh-water teleostei, 338. 



Foxwell (Prof . H. S.)on the best method 

 of ascertaining and measuring varia- 

 tions in the value of the monetary 

 standard, 181 ; on the statistical data 

 available for determining the amount 

 of the precious metals in use as money, 

 &c., 219 ; *the tendency of competition 

 to result in monopoly, 762. 



Frankland (Prof.) on electrolysis in its 

 physical and chemical bearings, 339. 



Frazer (Dr. P.), archsan characters of 

 the rocks of the nucleal ranges of the 

 Antilles, 654 ; on a specimen of quartz 

 from Australia and three specimens of 

 oligoclase from North Carolina ex- 

 hibiting curious optical properties, 655. 



Friction of metal coils, the, by Prof. H. 

 Shaw and B. Shaw, 540. 



Fundamental units of mechanics, report 

 of the Committee for considering the 

 desirability of introducing a uniform 

 nomenclature for the, and for co- 

 operating with other bodies engaged 

 in similar work, 27. 



Funeral rites and ceremonies of the 

 Nicobar islanders, by E. H. Man, 844. 



Gadow (Dr. H.) on the nature of the 

 geological terrain as an important 

 factor in the geographical distribution 

 of animals, 707. 



Galton (Sir D.) on the circulation of 

 underground waters, 145 ; on the work 

 of the Corresponding Societies Com- 

 mittee, 255. 



Galton (F.) on the work of the Corre- 

 sponding Societies Committee, 265. 



Gardiner (J.) on the occupation of the 

 table at the zoological station at 

 Naples, 152. 



♦Gardiner (W.) on the contrivances for 

 the seed protection and distribution in 

 BlumenlacMa Hieronymi, Urban, 716. 



