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INDEX 



All numbers refer to pages, lie; 



Bitter Cassava, 104, 110, 111, 121, 



124 

 Bittersweet, 209, 212 

 Blacls, dye, 294; mustard, 133, 



134; nightshade, 208, 212; p(-p- 



per, 128, 131, 136, 177; pepper 



oil, 130; pigments, 294; walnut, 



260, 376 

 Bladderwort Family, 401 

 Bladder-wracks, 4S7, 488, 489 

 Blade, 336, 537 

 Blanc-mange, Irish moss, 107 

 Blossom, 343 

 Blue Algfe, 470, 492, 508 

 Bluebell type of flowers, 435 

 Boats, portable, 284 

 Body of ovule, 346 

 Bone substitute, 276 

 Boot-soles, 287 

 Borage Family, 401 

 Boraginaceoe, Borage Family 

 Borecole, Garden Kale 

 Botanical pictures, 312; ques- 

 tions, 1 

 Botany, as a study of names, 314; 



beginnings, 1 ; dei)art.ments of, 



8; science of, 1; systematic, 314, 



315 

 Bolrychium Lunaria, Grape-fern 

 Botryose inflorescence, 344, 345, 



352 

 Bottle-gourd, 275, 3S3, 418, 419 

 BowUng-alleys, 245 

 Boxes, 243, 263, 2(58, 270 

 Br.ace root, 23, 299 

 Bract, 13, 343, 352, 354 

 Bractlet, 343, 3.52, 354 

 Braiding, 223 

 Branch, 428 

 Brandy, 1.59 

 Brassicn camjieslri.f, Turnip 



nigra, Black Musi aril 



oleracea, var. ncepknln, (iardcn 

 Kale and Trce-cabl)age 



oleracea, var. Bolrijlis, Cauli- 

 flower 



oleracea, var. rdpilnla. Common 

 Cabbage 



oleracea, var. iiciiniiijvra, Brus- 

 sels Sprouts 



oleracea, var. goiiiijilinle^, Kolil- 

 rabi 



ivy type indicating illustrations. 



oleracea, var. mhnuila, Savoy 



Cabbage 

 oleracea, var. xi/lreslris. Wild 

 I\alc 



Brazilian Kubber-tree, 281 



Brazil-nut, .35, 44, 120, 125, 282; 

 kernel, 114; shells, 282 



Brazil-nut l<\imil}', 400 



Bread raising, 495 



Breathing-pores, 519, 529 



Breeding, 430 



Bridges, 270 



Bromeliaccce, Pineai:)ple Family 



Brood-body, 514, 521 



Brood-bud, 640, 542 



Brood-cup, 521 



Broom-corn, 232, 235, 236, 387, 

 420, 421 



Brooms, 223, 235 



Brown Alg;e, 485 



Brushes, 223; whisk, 235 



Bru.ssels sprouts, 55, 69 



Bryopliyta, Bryojihyte Division 



Bryoplivte Division, 530 



Bryopliytes, 395, 396 



Buckthorn Family, ;199 



Buckthorn Order, 399 



Buckwhe,at, 11, 29, 120, 125, 12i>, 

 372, 412, 413; climbing, 556; 

 kernel, 114 



Buckwlieat Family, 372, 398, 412, 

 413: buckwheat, 29; climbing 

 buckwheat, 556; .garden rhu- 

 barb, 104; m(Mli('inal rhubarb, 

 170 



Buckwheat Order, 372, 398, 412, 

 41:3 



Budding, reproduction by, 495 



Buds, 319, 320; reproduction bv, 

 540, 542 



Buffers, 280 



Building, 222, 263 



Buildings, 242 



Bulb, 43; solid, .336 



Bull Bav, 262 



Burlap, 22:5, 230 



Blur of chestnut, 38, 375 



Bultor bacteria, 494 



Bultercu)!, 216, 443; at (he .sea- 

 shore, 462; evolution of aquatic 

 form, 167; pigmv, 444 



Bultei-cups, 217, 328-356 



