INDEX. 



931 



Aater, poUinfttion, &o., i. 740; ii. 284, 286. 

 Aster alpinxis, dichogamy, ii. 312. 



florets and autogamy, ii. 360. 



Aster Amellus, flower-opening constant, i. 



559. 

 Aster argophylluB, hairs, i. 321. 

 Aster TripoUum and flooding, ii. 500. 

 Asterales, ii. 765. 



Asteriscua pygmseus, seed-dispersal, ii. 845. 

 AsteroideBO, autogamy in, ii. 359. 



— geitonogaray, ii. 321. 

 Astragalus, alternating axes, i, 658. 



— explosive flowers, ii. 267. 



— hairs, i. 321. 



— spines, i. 447. 

 Astragalus exscapus, i. PI. VI. 

 Astragalus Onobrychis, i. PI. VI, 

 Astragalus Tragacantha, spines, i. 447, 449. 

 Astragalus vesicarius, flower-colour and 



habitat, ii. 194. 

 Astragalus virgatus, i. PI. VI. 

 Astrantia, coloured bracts, ii. 183. 



— geitonogamy, ii. 323. 



— flowers, sorts of, ii. 296. 



— protogynous, ii. 311. 



Astrantia alpina, &c., protection of pollen, 

 ii. 120. 



Astrantia major, artificially induced droop- 

 ing, ii. 123. 



Asvhatta. See Ficus religiosa. 



Asyngamy, examples, ii. S^. 



Athamanta, geitonogamy, ii. 324. 



Athamanta cretensis, flowers, sorts of, ii. 296. 



Athens, time of flowering at, i. 518. 



Atherurus tematus, epiphyllous buds, ii. 43. 



Athyrium Filix-f oemina, sorus and indusium, 

 u. 706. 



Atlas Cedar. See Ced/rus atlantica. 



Atmospheric conditions, adaptation of plants 

 to, ii. 502. 



and opening and closing of flowers, ii. 



116. 



in habitat of epiphytic Orchids, i. 222. 



— moisture as source of nitrogenous com- 



pounds, i. 241. 



— water, gases in, i. 368. 

 Atoms, aggregation of, i. 57. 



— combination, i. 452, 492. 



— re-arrangement through sunlight, i. 378. 

 Atractylis cancellata, cotyledons in germina- 

 tion, i. 613. 



Atragene, protogynous, ii. 311. 



— ringed tendrils, i. 694. 

 Atragene alpina, alpine liana, i. 671. 

 autogamy, ii. 349. 



colour of sepals, ii. 183. 



flower, ii. 174. 



leaf-stalk tendrils, i. 691. 



nectaries, ii. 176. 



nectary concealment, ii. 181. 



protogynous, ii. 310. 



stem section, i. 733. 



Atrapbaxis, geographical distribution, ii. 33. 



— reserve-buds, ii. 33. 

 Atriplex, ii. 468. 



Atriplex hastata, &c., scroll-gall, ii. 530. 

 Atropa, crosB-fertilizatioD, ii. 305. 



— honey protection, ii. 239. 



— pollen deposition, ii. 278, 

 " protection of pollen, ii. 118. 



— sticky stigmas, ii. 282. 

 Atropa Belladonna, berry, ii. 427. 



flower-opening constant, i. 559. 



leaf-mosaic, i. 421. 



poisonous properties, i. 431. 



protection of pollen, ii. 128. 



rapid fertilization, ii. 285. 



Atropine, i. 462. 



Attachment disc, of Loranthus Europseus, i. 

 211. 



of Mistletoe, i. 207, 209. 



Aubrietia deltoidea, hairs, i. 322. 



Aucuba Japonica, propagation by leaf-cut- 

 tings, ii. 41. 



Aulacomnion androgyuum, tballidia, ii. 23. 



Aulacomnion turgidum, parthenogenesis, ii. 

 464. 



Aulox galls on Labiatte, ii. 537, 543. 



Aulax Hieracii bud-galls on Hieracium, ii. 



543. 

 Auricles of Jungermanniacefie, ii. 699. 

 Auricula, artificial breeding, ii. 555. 



— longiflora, dichogamous blossoming, ii. 312. 



— scent, ii. 201. 



Auricularia sambucina, habitat, ii. 687. 

 Auriculariaceae, basidia, ii. 680. 



— characteristics, ii. 687. 

 Australia, hairiness of plants, i. 317. 



— phyllodous acacias, i. 335. 



— shadowless forests, i. 336. 

 Australian bush, chief components, i. 432. 

 Austria, flora of, i. 6. 



Austrian Oak. See Quercus Austriaca. 

 Autogamy and size of flower, ii. 396. 



— artificially produced, ii. 406. 



— by agency of corolla, ii. 365, 369, 372, 375. 



— by bending of pistil, ii. 350. 



— by bending of stamens, ii. 337. 



— by bending of stylar branches, ii. 360, 363. 



— by calyx elongation, ii. 366. 



— by coiling of stamens and style, ii. 343, 



347. 

 —by combined movements, ii. 380, 383, 385, 

 386, 388. 



— by contraction of style branches, ii. 359. 



— by elongation of pistil, ii. 349. 



— by inclination of curved stamens, ii. 342. 



— by inflection of flower-stalk, &c., ii. 380. 



— l^ lengthening of stamens, ii. 334. 



— by movements of flower-stalk, ii. 378. 



— by pollen abstraction from corolla hairs, 



ii. 363. 



— by shortening of pistil, ii. 347. 

 ■ of stamens, ii. 340. 



— height of stamens and results of pollina- 



tion, ii. 405. 



— in heterostyled flowers, ii. 396. 



— in sprinkling flowers, ii. 333. 



— in Willow-herb, ii. 354. 



— nature and occmrence, ii. 291, 331, 



— prevalence of, ii. 399. 



— probable causes of prevalence in Alpine 



and Arctic regions, ii. 401. 



— statistics, Ac., ii. 399. 



— wide geographical range, ii. 339. 

 Autonomous movements of plants, ii. 221. 

 Autimin leaves, causes of variegation, i. 486. 

 Autumnal tints, Arctic flora, i. 489. 



in Europe and N. America, i. 487. 



on Lake Erie, i. PI. V. 



Auxospore, of Diatoms, ii. 623. 

 Avena and Puccinia gramini:i, ii. 686. 



— fruit-dispersal, ii. 843. 



— pollination, ii. 142. 



Avena compressa, leaf-folding, i. 340. 

 Avena elatior, course of pollen-tubes, ii. 408. 



pollination, ii. 139. 



spikelets, ii. 139. 



stigma and germinating poUen-grains, 



ii. 409. 

 Avena flavescens, arched leaf, i. 429. 

 Avena planiculm is, geographical distribution 



and leaf-folding, i. 340. 

 Avena sativa, flower-opening constant, i. 559. 



host of Ustilago segetum, ii. 675. 



Averrhoa Carambola, leaf, diurnal positions, 



i. 534. 

 Awn of Feather Grass, functions, i. 617. 



— of Graminese, ii. 746. 



Axillary buds, distribution, &c., ii. 29. 

 Axis, leaf-bearing, sorts of, i. 650. 



— of inflorescence, i. 737. 



Azalea, hair-like cuticular filaments, i. 310. 



— ovary, ii. 76. 



— pollen-tetrads, ii. 104. 



— pollination, ii. 130. 



— vificin of pollen-grains, ii. 101. 

 Azalea Indica, scentless, ii. 209. 

 Azalea pontica, scent, ii. 201. 



Azalea procumbens, i. 304, 306, 490, 662. 



autogamy, ii. 337. 



flower, ii. 279. 



rolled leaf, vertical section, i. 303. 



stigma, Ii. 282, 



Azalea procumbens, weather and autogamy, 



ii. 391. 

 Azolla, adaptation to change of habitat, i. 76. 



— and Nostoc, ii. 622. 



— description, ii, 710, 711. 



— swimming habit, i, 669. 

 Azygosporesjin Mucorini, ii. 673. 



B. 



Bacharis, water-collecting and absorbing 



organs, i. 232. 

 Bacillariales, description, ii, 625. 

 ~ group of Thallophyta, ii, 620. 

 Bacillus, i. 263, 

 Bacillus Amylobacter, fermentation, ii. 623. 



supposed fossil remains, ii. 625. 



Bacillus amylovorus, canker on fruit-trees, 



ii. 523. 

 Bacillus Anthracis, cause of anthrax, ii, 624. 



'shape of, i. 163. 



Bacillus lacticus and souring of milk, ii. 623. 

 Bacillus subtilia, cilia, ii. 623. 

 Bacteria, action on blood, i. 167. 



— as cause of disease, i. 163. 



— conditions of life, i. 506. 



— description, ii. 622. 



— dispersion, i. 263, 



— evidences of antiquity, ii. 624. 



— fermentative action, i. 505. 



— general characteristics, i. 161, 



— means of distinguishing, i. 163. 



— movements and ciha, ii. 623, 



— nature of, i. 505, 



— putrefactive, beneflcent action, &c., i. 264. 

 in water basins, of Dipsacus, i. 242. 



— saprophytic, effect on substratum, ii. 623. 



— symbiosis with root-fibres, ii. 521. 

 Bacteria-rods, of Beggiatoa, i. 105. 

 Bacterium aceti, ii. 624. 



activity, i. 506. 



Bacterium termo, i. 263, 

 Balanophora, replaces Langsdorffia and 

 Scybalia in eastern hemisphere, i. 189, 



— seeds, development, inception of inflo- 



rescence, &o., i. 190. 



Balanophora dioica, widely distributed in 

 the Himalaya, i. 190. 



Balanophora elongata, prevalence in Java, 

 collected for its wax, i. 190, 



Balanophora fungosa, discovery and distri- 

 bution, i. 190. 



Balanophora Hildebrandtii, i. 189. 



Balanophora involucrata, hosts, i. 190. 



Balanophoracese, i. 762. 



-— African species, fewness of, i, 196, 



— anthocyanin, i, 483. 



— colour and odour, ii. 197. 



— embryo, i. 596 ; ii. 450. 



— European genus, i. 198. 



— features used for classification, i. 186, 



— formerly described as fungi, speculations 



about, i. 190, 



— genera, i. 186. 



— geographical distribution, i. 186. 



— habitat, i. 186. 



— nature of scents, ii. 199. 



— ovule, ii, 81. 



— parasitic, i. 189, 191, 195, 



— scaly stems, i. 652. 



— seed, embryo, germination, &c., i. 188, 

 Balanophorales, ii. 762. 



Balanophorin, wax-like substance of Langs- 



dorffia stem, i. 188. 

 Ballistic fruits, ii. 840. 

 BaUota, seed protection, ii. 446. 

 Ballota nigra, autogamy, ii. 364. 

 Balsam. See Impatiens. 

 Balsam, Yellow. See Impatiens noli-tcmgere. 

 Balsam and transpiration, i. 461. 



— excretion of capitate hairs, composition, 



restrictive of transpiration, i. 312. 



— name given to varnish-like substance 



excreted by certain leaves, i. 237. 

 Balsaminea, extra-floral nectaries, ii. 232. 

 Baltic flora, colour percentages, ii. 182. 



