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The Development of the Thymus, Epithelial Bodies, and Thyroid in the Mar- 

 supialia. Part II. — Phascolarctos, Phascoloniys and Perameles. By Elizabeth 

 A. Fraser, B.Sc. Communicated by Prof. J. P. Hill, F.E.S. (Abstract.) 100 



A Bacterial Test for Plant Food Accessories (Auximones). By W. B. Bottomley, 

 M.A., Professor of Botany, University of London, King's College. Com- 

 municated by Prof. F. W. Oliver, F.E.S 102 



No. B 611.— November 1, 1915. 



The Inheritance of Colour in the Stick-Insect, Carausius mo?-osus. By E. W. 



MacBride, F.R.S., and Miss A. Jackson. (Plates 4 and 5) 109 



The Rate of Absorption of Various Phenolic Solutions by Seeds of Hordev.mvulgare, 

 and the Factors Governing the Bate of Diffusion of Aqueous Solutions across 

 Semipermeable Membranes. By Adrian J. Brown, F.B.S., and Frank 

 Tinker, M.Sc 119 



No. B 612.— January 1, 1916. 



The Controlling Influence of Carbon Dioxide. Part III.— The Retarding Effect of 

 Carbon Dioxide on Respiration. By Frankland Kidd, B.A., Fellow of 

 St. John's College, Cambridge ; Cambridge University Frank Smart Student. 

 Communicated by Dr. F. F. Blackman, F.R.S 136 



The Growth of the Body in Man. — The Relationship between the Body-weight and 

 the Body-length (Stem-length). By E. W. Ainley Walker, M.A., D.M., 

 Fellow and Tutor of University College, and Lecturer in Pathology in the 

 University of Oxford. Communicated by Prof. C. S. Sherrington, F.R.S 157 



Note on an Orderly Dissimilarity in Inheritance from Different Parts of a Plant. 



By W. Bateson, F.R.S., and Caroline Pellew 174 



No. B 613.— April 1, 1916. 



Investigations dealing with the Phenomena of Clot Formations. Part III. — 

 Further Investigations of the Cholate Gel. By S. B. Schryver, Assistant 

 Professor in the Imperial College of Science. Communicated by Prof. V. H. 

 Blackman, F.R.S 176 



Gametogenesis and Sex-Determination in the Gall-Fly, Neuroterus lenticularis 

 (Spathegaster baccarum). — Part III. By L. Doncaster, Sc.D., F.R.S., Fellow of 

 King's College, Cambridge. (Plates 6 and 7) 183 



No. B 614.— May 6, 1916. 



On the Mechanism of Chemical Temperature Regulation. By J. M. O'Connor. 



Communicated by J. Barcroft, F.R.S 201 



Physiological Investigations with Petiole-Pulvinus Preparations of Mimosa pudica. 

 By Prof. J. C. Bose, M.A., D.Sc, C.S.I., C.I.E., assisted by Surendra Chandra 

 Das, M.A. Communicated by Prof. S. H. Vines, F.R.S 213 



The Antiseptic Action of Substances of the Chloramine Group. By BZ. D. Dakin, 



J. B. Cohen, F.R.S., M. Daufresne, and J. Kenyon 232 



