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XII. — Note on the Spread of Morbid Changes through Plants from 

 Branches killed by Heat. By Henky H. Dixon, sc.d., f.k.s. 

 (February, 1914.) . . . . . .207 



XIII. — Bothrodendron kiltorkense, Haught. Sp, : its Stigmaria and Cone. 

 By T. Johnson, d.sc, f.l.s. (Plates XIV-XVIII.) (February, 

 1914.) ........ 211 



XIV. — The Subsidence of Torsional Oscillations in Nickel Wires when 

 subjected to the Influence of alternating Magnetic Fields. By 

 W. Bbown, b.sc, and J. Smith, m.a. (February, 1914.) . 215 



XV. — Changes produced in the Sap by the Heating of Branches. By 



Henry H. Dixon, sc.d., f.r.s. (March, 1914.) . . . 224 



XVI.— On the Tensile Strength of Sap. By Henry H. Dixon, sc.d., f.r.s. 



(March, 1914.) . . . . . . .229 



XVII. — Notes on the Specimens of BorboridcB and some EphydridcB in the 

 Haliday Collection at the National Museum, Dublin. By J. E. 

 Collin, f.z.s., f.e.s. (April, 1914.) .... 235 



XVIII. — On the Investigation of the Deep-sea Deposits. By J. Joly, sc.d., 



f.k.s. (Plates XIX, XX). (April, 1914.) . . .256 



XIX. — The Eeproduetive Organs and the Newly Hatched Larva of the 

 Warble-Fly (Hypoderma). By George H. Carpenter, b.sc, 

 M.R.I. A., and Thomas E. Hewitt, a.r.o.sc.i. (Plates XXI-XXVI.) 

 (April, 1914.) . . . . . . .268 



XX. — On the Local Application of Radium in Therapeutics. By J. Joly, 



so.D., F.R.S. (May, 1914.) . . . . .290 



XXI. — Note on the Change of Length in Nickel Wire due to Small 

 Longitudinal Loads and Low Alternating Magnetic Fields. By 

 William Brown, b.sc. (May, 1914.) .... 297 



XXII. — Polygamous Mendelian Factors. By James Wilson, m.a., b.sc. 



(June, 1914.) . . . . . . .302 



XXIII. — The Larva and Puparium of the Frit-fly. By Thomas R. Hewitt, 



A.R.c.sc.i. (Plate XXVII.) (June, 1914.) . . .313 



XXIV. — Oxidases and their Inhibitors in Plant Tissues. Part IV. — The 

 Flowers of Iris. By W. R. G. Atkins, sc.d., f.i.c. (January, 

 1915.) ........ 317 



XXV. — The Pigments of Fruits in relation to some Genetic Experiments 

 on Gapsimim Annmmi. By W. R. G. Atkins, sc.d., f.i.c, and 

 G. 0. Sherrard, A.R.c.sc.i. (January, 1915.) . . . 328 



