INDEX OF SUBJECTS. T R A N S A 4 C T I O N S . 1878. . .- A. Absorption of carbonic oxide and hydro- chloric acid by cuprous chloride, 72. Acetyl-apoaconitine, 327. Acetyl-apopseudaconitine, 168, 170. - salts of, 169. Acids, free mineral, detection and esti- mation of, in various commercial pro- -- vegetable, in the cells of plan:s, 383. Acolyctine, 335. - Hubschmami’s, 337. Aconelline, 335. Aeonine, 318. -~ action of acids on, 326. ___ zction of organic acid anhydrides - analysis of, 321. - properties of, 320. - salte, 322. - action of benzoic and acetic anhy- - and pscndaconine, qualitative reac- Aconite roots, alkaloid constituents of, L4conitine, action of acids on, 32%. - action of orgtnic acid anhydrides - action of saponifying agents on, 152, 318, 336. - other bases contained in corninereid, 17’4.- action of benzoic and acetic anhg- drides on, 326. Alkalis, sulphates of, the part played by carbon in reducing, 4?5. Alkalo’id constituents of aconite roots generally, 333, 336. Alkalo’ids contained in Aconifum ferox 161. - &c., temperatures a t wliicli some sublime, as detcrmined by an im- proTed method, 313. allcts, 298. on, 337. drides 011, 326. tions of, 323. 333, 3YG. 011, 337. - of the aconites, 151, 318. - from sabadilla seeds, isolation of, 341. iblkalo‘ids of the veratrums, ?%rnt~wv sabadilla (Asagrma oflcinulis) , 338. Ally1 acetone, preparation of, 53. -- secondary alcohol from, 54. Ally1 alcohol, homologue of, 54. Amidoalizarin, or antlii apurpuramidr, Ammonium fluoxShypovanatl~te, 392. - fluoxyvanadate, 391.-- acicular, 393. - -__. hmellar and pyramidal, 392. Ammonium nitrate, action of copper- - tniodide, 397. -- properties of, 399. Anisoil (anisol), new derivatives of, Anniversary meeting, March 30th, 187%. Anthrapurpuraniide or amidoalizsrin, Anthrapurpurin, action of animouia on, Apoaconitine, 318, 324, 336. dpopseudaconine, 165. Apopseuclaconitine, 152, 167, 336. Asparagine in platits, 386. At isine, 335. 217. zinc couple on, 150. 211. 221. 217. 216. E. Balance-sheet of the Chemical Society ~- of the Research Fund (1877- Barium periodate, basic, 409. Benzene, luminosity of, when burnt with non-luminous combustible gases, 89. Benzoic acid, 4199, 502. -- from a mixture of pseuda- coiiitine and apopseudaconitine, 162. Benzoyl-apoaconitiue, 327. Benzoyl-apopseud aconitine, 17’1. Benzogl-cevadine, 351.Benzyl benzyl-dimethacetate, action of -- saponification of, 500. Benzyldimethyl-benzyl acetate, 498. (1877-1878), 243. 1878), 244. sodium on, 499...- SUBJECTS. 563 Bznzyl isobutyrate, action of sodium on, -- preparation of, 496. Bismuth, estimation of, volumetrically, - oxalate, action of hot water on, -- basic, 195. -- normal, '70, 194. - trichloride, action of chromjl di- -- action of sulphur chloride on, -- action of sulphur dioxide on, Bismuthic hydrate, red, 199. Bismuthous iodide, 200. - oxyiodide, red, 201. Bismutliyl chloride, 193. -- action of hydriodic acid on, - dioxalate, 197. - iodide, 201. Boiling-points, simplification of Reg- nault's method for determining, 175. Bromine on sulphur, action of, 284. 497.70. 70. chloride on, 193. 193. 193. 201. C. Cadmium, detection of, 304. Calcium periodate, basic, 409. Cillculation of heat disturbances during the reduction of oxides, 3. Camphor, relation of, to terpenes, 88. Carbohydrates in plants, decomposition of, into acids and oxybenzenes, 386. Carbon, the part played by, in reducing the solphates of the alkalis, 475. Carbon-hydrogen, action on potassium chlorate, 310. -- action of, on potassium ferri- cyanide, 311. Carbonic oxide, absorption of, by cuprous chloride, '72. - -- benzolised, 91. -- temperature of the flame of, Carbopyrotritartaric acid, 425, 431. -___ behaviour of, when heated, -- fused with potassium hydrox- Cevadic acid, 339, 342, 347. -- action of fused potash on, Cevadilline, 343. - cornposition and derivatives of, Cevadine, 342, 344.- (the '' veratrine " of Xerck, and of 94. 433. ide, 435. 349. 355. Schmidt and Koppen), composition and derivatives of, 344. Cevadine, aurochloride, 346. - preparation of, 342. Cevillin, 357. Cevine, 347. Chemical dynamics, second report on -- researches on some points in, Chlorophyll, 375. - conversion of, into a carbohydrate, - corpuscles, coloration of, 381. - -- starch-grains in, 376. - presence and mode of origin in parasitic and saprophytic plants, 381. some points in, 504. 1. 381. Chromic chloride, preparation of, 444~ Citrates in solution, action of hydro- chloric acid on, 374. Citric acid, a constituent of the juice of unripe midberries, 78. Cobalt monoxide, action of carbon oxide, carbon, and hydrogen on, 535. I- oxides, preparation of, 533.- sesquioxide, action of carbon oxide, carbon, and hydrogen on, 536. Cocoa butter, chemistry of, 38. -- new fatty acids from, 38. Colouring matter from pseudaconine, 160. Copper, action of sulphuric acid on, 112. - agglomeration and deglomeration of, 148. - formation of sulphur in the action of sulphuric acid on, 125. - influence of an electric current in the action of sulphuric acid on, 126. - subsulphide, formation of, in the action of sulphuric acid on copper, 120. - sulphide, 115. Copper sulphides, oxjdisability of, 115. Copper-zinc couple, action of, on alkaline -- action of, on nitrobenzene, 306. -- action of, on potassium chlo- rate, 147. -- analogies between its action and that of occluded and nascent hy- drogen, 306. -- use of, in the detection of chlorates, 147 (note).-- use of, in testing for nitrates, 142. Cupric oxide, preparation of, 6. Cuprous chloride, absorption of carbonic oxide and hydrochloric acid gas by, 72. oxy-salts, 139. - oxide, preparation of, 7.564 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Cutch from Acam’a catechu, action of - glucose in, 219. Cyanides, new process for the volumetric estimation of, 245. sulphuric acid on, 219. D. Dextrin in the cells of plants, 383. Diacetosuccinic ether, action of dilute Diacetyl-apopseudaconine, 330. Dibenzoyl-apopseudaconine, 330. Dibromopurpuroxanthin, 424. llrcarbopjridenic acid, 103. Dimethylprotocatechuic acid from pseu- daconitine, 158, 160, 166. -- from veratrine, 353. Dimethylpyrocatechin from dimethyl- protocatechuic acid, 16.2. Dinaphthyldiquinhydroi~e, 417, 420.Dinaphthyldiquinol, 419. Dinaphthyldiquinone, 419. Uinitrodiphenylaniine, 208. Dipheny lhy drazine, 203. Diphenylnitrosamine, 202. - action of aniline or other primary iiiquinols, 422. Donations to the library of the Chemical Drainage from land uriruanured atid un- sulphuric acid on, 425. monamine on, 203. Society (1877-1878), 552. cropped, 67. E, Earth-metals, alkaline, action of iodine on their oxides and carbonates, 409. Electrolysis of nitrate OP potassium, 145. Estimation of carbonic anhydride in sea-water, 460. Ethyl acetosodacetate, preparation of solid, 426. - carbotritartrate, 433. - diacetosuccinate, action of dilute sulphuric acid on, 426, 428. -- preparation of, 427. - pyrotritartrate, 431. Et,hylene, constitution of, 545. Etiolin, 381.Evaporator for water analysis, 62. F, Fatty acids from cocoa butter, 38. Ferric oxide, preparation of, 8. Ferroso-ferric oxide, action of carbon- oxide, carbon, and hydrogen on, 5Od. -- preparation of, 508. Ferrous oxide, action of carbon oxide, carbon, and hydrogen 011, 506. -- action of a mixture of carbon monoxide and dioxide on, 505. - -- preparation of, 505. Pilter paper, the behaviour of metallic Fluoxyvanadates, 389-395. solutions with, 306. G. Gas of the Grotta del Cane, 51. Glass, compressibility of, 456. Glycerin, a new test for, 438. Grotta del Cane, gas of, 51. H. Halogens, action of, a t high tempera- Hexnitrodiphenylarnine, 209. High boiling points, determination of, __ melting points, 273. Hydrocarbons from the Pinus sylvestris, 80. Hydrochloric acid gss, absorption of, by cuprous chloride, 72.Hydrogen, analogies between the action of the copper-zinc couple and of oc- cluded and nascent, 306. tures on metallic oxides, 405. 281. beuzolized, 90. - - condensation of, by finely-divided - temperature of the flame of, 94. Hypobromite, alkaline, action of, on ani- monium salts, urea, and oxamide, 470-474. copper, 148. I. Index of refraction of liquids, determi- nation of, by means of the micro- scope, 487. Iron, magnetic oxide of, preparation of, 508. Isoanthraflavic acid, 217. Isobutyric acid, 498, 501. J. Jerrine, 335.INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 565 L. Laboratory experiences on board the “ Challenger,” 445. Lead acetate, action of, on iodine in potassic iodide, 189. - dioxide, action of carbon oxide, carbon, and hFctrogen on, 531.- monoxide, action of carbon oxide, carbon, ancl hydrogen on, 527. - o d e s , action of bromine and air on, 406. ____ action of chlorine ancl air on, 40’7. -- action of halogens on, 405. -__ - action of a, mixture of iodine -- preparation o€, 52’7. - oxyiodide, 307. Leucophyll, 370. Liquids, deterirkistion of the index of refraction of, by means of the micro- scope, 487. vapour and ail* 011, 405. Lycoctonine, 333. IM. Ili[addei* colonring matters, 4422. Malic acid in tlie jnice of unripe mul- berries, 78. Msnganate of iron and manganese (double), 269. Manganese dioxide, action of carbon oxide, carbon, a n d hydrogen on, 615. -- crystallised, artificial produc- tioii of, 271. - - preparation of, 513. - oxide, composition of, formed by ignition in air of bigher and lomcr manganese oxides, 525.--- oxides, 512. I_ reaction, tt new, 269. - red oxide of, action of hydrochloric ~ sesquioxicle, action of hjdrochloyic - tetrachloi-ide, 409. ~~angaiioso-inanganic oxide, 270. -__ oxides, action of carbon oxide, carbon, and hyhogcn, on, 520. -- - ~ preparation of, 520. Manganous niangaiiate, 269. - oxide, action of carbon oxide, car- bon, and liydrogen on, 523. -- preparation of, 523. Marsh gas, benzolized, 91. -- from sodium acetat c, analysis Mass, influence of, in the production of Mercury, spa-wate;., soJiuin chloride so- acid on, 413. acid on, 413. of, 91. insoluble salts, 27. lution and distilled water, relatire apparent compressibility of, 452. Netallic chlorides, preparation of, 442. __ oxides, absorption of C‘O and CO: ~ _ _ action of halogens on, at high .- salts, action of hydrochloric acid - solutions, behaviour of, with filter- Methylcrotonic acid, 339,349.a-methylorthoxyphenylacrylic acid, ac- Mcthylorthoxyphenylcrotonic acid, ac- Mimosa bark, action of sulphuric aciJ -__ an organic acid from, by the Mimotannic acid, 219. Nononitrocliphenylamine, 205. Mononitrodiphenglnitrosamine, 206. - action of bromine on, 206. Munjistin, action of reagents on, 424. - and purpuroxanthic acid, identity by, 540. temperatures, 406. on, 367. paper, 304. tion of hydriodic acid on, 215. tion of hydrobromic acid on, 212. on, 219. acid of sulphuric acid on, 219. of, 422. N. Kicliel monoxide, action of carbon oxide, carbon, and hydrogen on, 538. - oxides, preparation of, 537.- sesquioxide, action of carhon oxidv, carbon, and hydrogen on, 539. Napclline (Hubschmann’s) , 335, 337. Naphthalene series, contributions to tlw history of, 415. /3-Naphthaquinone, 415. Sitrification, 44. - influence of light on, 49, 50, 51. __ of an ammonium salt, 50. .- prevention of, by carboil bisul- - prevention of, by chloroform va- Nitrobenzene, detection of small quanti- ~itro-/3-naphtliaquinoiie, 4116. Nitrosamines, aromatic, 202. Nitrous oxide, preparation of salts of, phide, 48, 49. pour, 46, 49. ties of, 307 (note). 401. 0. Obituary notices of cleceasecl fellows, Oil of sage, essential, 292. Olefine, constitution of, produced by tlic action of zinc on ethyl Iodide, 545. CZeuna foiioricin Pini syluestris, 82. 227.566 IXDEX O F SUBJECTS.Orthallylaniso‘il, 2 12. Orthobutenylanisdil, 213. 0 rthovinylanisoil, 21 1. Oxalates in solution, action of hydro- chloric acid on, 374. Oxalic acid, action of, on the pernian- ganates, .98. Oxidation of quinine with potassium permanganate, 102. P. Palladium-hydrogen, action of, on nitro- benzene, iucligo, and sulphurous and arscnious acids, 308. -- action on potassium chlorate, 308. -- action on potassiuin iiitr~te, 307. Paravinjlaniso’il, 214. Phosphates, action of hjrlrochloric acid Phosphorus in iron and steel, estimation I’icraconine, 332. I’icraconitine, action of saponifying agents on, 336. - decomposition-products of, 332. I’iezometer, 448. Plants, cleconipositioii of carbohjdrates -- formation of acids in, 355. __ formation of formic aldehyde in the cells of, 380.___ parasitic a i d saprophytic, presencc and mode of origin of chlorophyll in, 381. on, 374. of, 104. in, 356. - presence of pprocatechin in, 380. Platinum-hydrogen, action on potassium chlorate, 308. - action on potassium ferricpiiicle, nitrobenzene, arid arsenious and sul- phurous acids, 310. - action on potassium nitrate, 309. I’lumboso-plumbic oxide, action of car- bon oxide, carbon, and hydrogen on, 530. Polyiodides, 183. Potable waters, 57. --- - effect of filtration through -- - influence of size of evapo- -- natural constants of, 64. -I_ - probable error in analpsis of, Potassium bismuthates, 197. - clilorate, action of copper-zinc -- Plectrolysis of, 147. Epongy iron, 66. rating basin, 60. 59. couple on, 147. Potassium cjanate, action of calcium hypochlorite or hypobrornite on, 302.- fluoxyvanadate, ariculsr, 390. - fluoxyrunadate, lamellar, 339. - iodide arid iodine, acbion of lead - nitrate, action of the copper-zinc - permanganate, action of ammoni.1 -- action of arsenic on, 97. -- action of ferrous salts on, 100. -- action of hydrogen on, 95, -- action of manganese chloride -- action of oxalic acid on, 99. -- action of phosphine on, 97. -- action of reducing agents on, -- action of stibinc on, 08. - silver polyiodide, 181, 186. - thallium poljiodicle, 187. - triiodide, 184. - -- action of ammonia on, 397. Pseudaconine, 160. - action of alcoliolic soda on, 160. - action of beiizoic and acetic anhj- drides on, 330. - action of organic nnlijdrides on, 170, 337. - and aconine, quditative reactions Pseuclnconitine, action of acids on, 16G. - action of a1k:tlis on, 160.--- action of glacial acetic acid on, - action of inorganic acids on, 165. ___ action of orgacic anhydrides on, - action of saponifying agents on, - and its derivatives, constitution of, - composition of, 151. - dimethylprotocatecliuic acid from, - preporstion of, 152, 154. Yurpurinamide, 424. Purpuroxanthic acid and munjistin, identity of, 422. Pyrolusite, 269. - action of carbon oxide, carbon, and Pyrotritartaric or uvic acid, 425, 428. acetate on, 189. couple on, 139. on, 96. 96. on, 100. 95. of, 323. 169. 170, 337. 165, 336. 172. 160, 166. hydrogen on, 518. Q. Quinetin, Marchand’s, 10%. Quinine, action of potassium perniaii- ganate on, 102.INDEX OF R. Rain-water off the north coast of New Guinea, atmospheric contents of, 467. Regnault’s method for determining boiling points, simplification of, 175.Research Fund Committee, report of, 239. S. Sabadilla seeds, constitution of the un- Sabadilline, 339. Sabatrine, 339. Sage, essential oil of, 292. Salts, action of hgdrochloric acid on, - inorganic, melting points of, 276. - insoluble, influence of time and Sdviol, 2‘35. - action of hydroc?iloric acid, bro- mine, and phosphorus pentoxide on, 296. crystallisable base from, 357. 36’1. mass in producing, 27. - action of nitric acid on, 295. Sea-depths, sounding of, 448. Sea-watcr, atmospheric contents of, 456. - compressibility of, 451. - sodium chloride, solution of mer- cury and distilled water, relative apparent compressibility of, 452. - tables of the atmospheric contents of, 462, 464.Silicic oxide, action of, on potassium carbonate, 362. Silver carbotritartrate, 432. - hyponitrite, 401. - potassium polyiodide, 184, 186. - pyrotritartrate, 429. Sodium carbotritartrate, 432. - chloride, solution of sea-water, mercury, and distilled water, relative apparent compressibility of, 452. - hyponitrite, 402. -- reactionsof, with some of the - pyrotritartrate, 430. Stannic bromide, preparation of, 444. - chloride, preparation of, 442. Starch-grains in chlorophyll-corpuscles, Sugar in the cells of plants, 383. Sulphates in solution, action of hydro- Sulphur, action of bromine on, 284. - action of bromine on, in presence Sulphuric acid, action of, on copper, 112. Sylvestrene from Swedish turpentine metals, 404. 3’76.chloric acid on, 372. of arsenic, 291. oil, 82. IUBJECTS. 567 T. Tannin, estimation of, 217. Tannins, notes on, 217. Tartrates in solution, action of hydro- chloric acid on, 374. Temperature of initial action. of carbon on copper and iron oxides, cletermina- tion of, 16. Tekperature of initial action of carbon oxide on copper and iron oxides, de- termination of, 8. Temperature of initial action of hydro- gen on copper and iron oxides, deter- mination of, 12. Terpenes, constitntion of, 53. - from essential oil of sage, 293, 207. - relation of, to cainplior, 88. Terpin, 247. - action o€ dilute hyclrocliloric acid on, 248. - action of sulphnric acid on, 230. - hydrate, oxidation of, 8‘7. Terpinol, 247, 238. - dichloride, 249. Terpinylene, 251. Tetranitrodipheiiglamine, 209.Theobromic acid, 44. Time, influence of, in the production of insoluble salts, 27. Tin, tetrabromide, preparation and pro- perties of, 55. Titanic chloride,. prepamtion of, 443. - oxide, action of, on potassium Toluene, 497. Tungstic oxide, action of, on potassium Turpentine oil, Russian, 80. carbonate, 365. carbonate, 361. U. Urea, action of hypochlorites on, 300. Urechites suberecta, poisonous prin- ciple of, 252. Urechitin, 265. Urechitin, prepmation of, 255. Urechitoxetin, 262, 264. Urechitoxin, preparation of, 252. - amorphous, 252, 265. - colour reaction of, 263. - properties of, 258. - pseudo-amorphous, 2’61. Uvic or pyrotritartaric acid, 428. V. Vanadium, some fluorine-compounds of, 388.5 68 INDEX OF SUB.JECTS. Vegetable ph-j-siology, chemical aspect Veratria, action of alcoholic soda GI. of, 375. 338. Veratric mid, 339, 342, 353. Veratrine, 339. - (of Couerbe), 3-13. - or cevadine, 342. - composition and derirstircs of, - salts of, 353. T%ratrum Sahadillcr, alkalo'ids of, 338. Veratiwns, alkalo'ids of the Veratrvin Sahadilla (Asagraea o$icinalis), 338. Verine, 354. 352. W. Water, distilled, sea-mat,er, sodium chloride solution and mercury, relative apparent compressibility of, 452. Waters from deep wells, organir - potable, 5'7. -- effect of filtration throngli - -- influence of size of erapom- -___ natural constants, 64. -- probable error in aiialysis, 58. Wells, deep, in the chalk, organic- aiialyses of waters from, %. -- - in the Devonian. milhtone p i t , a d coal measures, orgnnic ana- lyses of waters from, 66. -- in the iiew red sandstone, organic aiislyses of waters from, 67. analyses of, 6%. spongy iron, 66. ting basin, GO. Z. Zinc fluoxyraiiadate, 39 1,. HARBISON AND SONS, PRfNTERS ;IN OBDINAET TO HER MAJESTT, ST. BIARTTN'S LANE.