Part 50

Aristotle, botanical writings of, 8

Aristotle, value of work of, 15

---- physiology and, 68

Ascent of sap, Grew's explanation of, 58

Asclepiadaceae, R. Brown on the, 114-116

Assimilation, Hales on, 80

Bacteria, action of light on, 273

Bacteriology, Ward on, 265, 271-273

Baker, J. Hill's quarrels with, 89-91

---- Synopsis Filicum and, 146

Balanophoraceae, Griffith on the, 186

---- J. D. Hooker and the, 308

Balfour, Andrew, pioneer work of, 281

Balfour, J. Bayley, on the Edinburgh Professors, 280-301

---- ---- on the Ginger-beer plant, 269

Balfour, John Hutton, life of, =293-300=

---- ---- Edinburgh Professorship and, 293-295

---- ---- at Glasgow, 295

---- ---- administrative work of, 295

---- ---- teaching methods of, 299

Banks, Sir Joseph, W. Hooker and, 129

---- ---- R. Brown and, 110-111

---- ---- on "rust" disease, 275

Banksian collections, R. Brown and, 112-123, 134

de Bary, on potato disease, 266

---- on "rust" disease, 27

---- Ward's visit to, 264

Basidia, Berkeley's researches on, 230