GENERAL INDEX 
155 
Flower (Prof. W. H.), Presidential 
Address to the Association at Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne, 1889, 3 
[Sir W. H.] on the occupation of a 
table at the laboratory of the Marine 
Biological Association at Plymouth, 
1890, 444 ; on the natives of India, 547 
Flowering plants, the classification of, 
considered phytogenetically, Prof. 
W. R. M‘Nab on, 1877, 104 
-the colours of spring, A. W. Bennett 
on, 1881 , 666 
— the fertilisation of, A. W. Bennett 
on the form of pollen-grains in relation 
to, 1874, 133 
-—— nectar of various, A. S. Wilson on 
the amount of sugar in the, 1878, 567 
Floyer (E. A.) on Bashakard in Western 
Baluchistan, 1877, 143 
-between the Nile and the Red Sea, 
1887, 801 
Fluid friction, W. Froude on some diffi¬ 
culties in the received view of, 1869 ,211 
t-stream, Lord Rayleigh on the forces 
experienced b} r a lamina immersed ob¬ 
liquely in a, 1876, 31 
Fluids, Dr. Joule and Prof. W. Thomson on 
the thermal effects of elastic, 1861, 83 
* -the passage of, through capillary 
and other tubes, Prof. F. Guthrie and 
Dr. F. Guthrie on, 1876, 31 
Flukes from the Indian elephant, Dr. T. 
S. Cobbold on, 1868, 113 
Fluor spar, the use of, in optical instru¬ 
ments, Prof. S. P. Thompson on, 1890, 
759 
Fluorbenzene and allied compounds, the 
refraction and dispersion of, Dr. J. H. 
Gladstone and G. Gladstone on, 1890, 
772 
Fluorescence, Dr. Esselbacli on the dura¬ 
tion of, 1862, 22 
Fluorescent substances, exhibition of 
photographs of, by Dr. J. H. Gladstone, 
1873, 38 
Fluorine, Walter Weldon on a proposed 
use of, in the manufacture of soda. 
1866, 45 
-the refraction of, G. Gladstone on, 
1885, 970 
* -and phosphorus, Prof. T. E. Thorpe 
on a new gaseous compound of, 1875, 45 
Flux and reflux of water in open channels 
or in pipes or other ducts, Prof. J. 
Thomson on, 1888, 574 
Flyingfish ( Exoccetus ), Dr. Collingwood 
on the habits of, 1867, 80 
Fly-trap ( Dioncea muscipula), researches 
on the electrical phenomena consequent 
on irritation of the leaves of the, Prof. 
Burdon Sanderson on, 1873, 133 ; 
*1876, 163 
*Focal lines, Prof. J. D. Everett on, 1872, 
36 
Foetus in the Vertebrata, Prof. Macdonald 
on the development of the vascular 
system of the, 1865, 108 
Fog, Dr. J. H. Gladstone on the distribu¬ 
tion of, round the coasts of the British 
Islands, 1862, 31 ; 1863, 21 ; 1869, 57 
Fog-signals, report on the present state of 
our knowledge respecting the transmis¬ 
sion of sound-signals during fogs at sea, 
by II. Hennessy, 1861, 173 
- report of the Committee on, 1863, 105 
-a short description of two kinds of, 
by J. R. Wigham, 1878, 437 
Fonvielle (W. de) on the advantages of 
keeping records of physical phenomena 
connected with thunder-storms, 1872, 
55 
* -on an electro-magnetic gyroscope, 
1880, 500 
- discussion on lightning-conductors, 
1888, 607 
Food as an aid to elementary education, 
G. H. Sargant on, 1887, 851 
-- animal, whether a diet of, conduces 
to leanness, Dr. John Davy on the 
question, 1865, 104 
* -composition of certain kinds of, W. 
J. Cooper on the, 1874, 57 
*—— fat and sugar as, Dr. Thomas 
Hayden on the relative and special ap ■ 
plications of, 1864, 124 
* - influence of, and the methods of 
supplying it to plants and animals, 
Prof. P. Redfern on the, 1874, 143 
-preserving, by muriatic acid, Rev. 
H. Highton on a method of, 1871, 73 
-- plants used by the North American 
Indians, Prof. G. Lawson on, 1884, 918 
Food-fishes, the development of the, at 
St. Andrews’ marine laboratory, E. E. 
Prince on, 1885, 1091 
-- and invertebrates, report of the 
Committee for continuing the researches 
on, at the St. Andrews' marine labora¬ 
tory, 1886, 268 ; 1888, 141 
Foods, Dr. Edward Smith on the, used by 
the free and jail populations of India, 
1863, 176 
* -Dr. E. Smith on the economic and 
nutritive value of preserved, 1872, 227 
.-and dietaries, Dr. Edward Smith on 
the best method of estimating the 
nutritive values of, 1864, 128 
Foord (A. H.) on the genus Piloceras, 
Salter, as elucidated by examples latety 
discovered in North America and in 
Scotland, 1887, 717 
Foot (F. J.) on the geology of Barren, 
co. Clare, 1862, 72 ; on a botanical 
chart of the barony of Burren, co. Clare, 
98 
Foot and mouth disease of cattle; its true 
history and remedy, Rev. Dr. Ace on 
the, 1883, 620 
