Transcriber’s Notes
Inconsistent and unusual spelling, hyphenation, etc. (including in names and non-English words) have been retained, except as mentioned below.
The original work does not have a Fig. 17.
Page 199, (It must be distinctly understood ...: the closing bracket is missing in the source document.
Page 223: ... tool of triangular section shown in Fig. 29: the reference should possibly be to Fig. 27 (or 30).
Page 267, kruppelboom: should possibly read kreupelboom.
Changes made:
Footnotes, illustrations, and tables have been moved outside text paragraphs.
The following phrases have been standardised: C. T. bate and C.T. bate to C.T. bate (cole-tar); c.c. and cc. to c.c. (cubic centimetre); Liége and Liè to Liè. Pullman and Pullmans to Pullman; Huxham and Brown and Huxham and Browns to Huxham and Browns; Kjehldahl and Kjeldahl to Kjeldahl; Körner and Koerner to Koerner.
Where useful for clarity’s sake, Ibid. in literature references has been replaced with the actual (abbreviated) title.
Some obvious minor typographical errors have been corrected silently; accents in French and German words have not been corrected or added.
Page 40: In the re-renewal ... changed to In the renewal ...
Page 64: Chrondrin changed to Chondrin
Page 74: Die Natur und Wesen ... changed to Natur und Wesen ...
Page 139: Na₂S,9OH₂ changed to Na₂S·9OH₂
Page 248: footnote anchor removed from after ... by cork lamellæ (there is no footnote in the original work).
Page 252: ... and the more colouring matter is contained ... changed to ... the more colouring matter is contained ...
Page 253: ... and the better the bark changed to ... the better the bark
Page 272: Ailantus gladulosa changed to Ailantus glandulosa
Page 310: Verbeck changed to Verbeek
Page 329: ... is shown in Fig. 86 changed to ... is shown in Fig. 77
Page 361: Benedict changed to Benedikt
Page 400: Claus and Ree changed to Claus and Rée
Page 429: 44°3 F. changed to 44·3° F.
Page 451: kilos per cm² × 14·22 = lb. per inch changed to kilos per cm² × 14·22 = lb. per inch²
Page 486: Acid green B.B. changed to Acid green BB.
Page 501: Blue-backing changed to Bluebacking
Page 507: Oxalic acid, page number 155 corrected
Page 508: Pay-pay changed to Paypay; Phylocladus changed to Phyllocladus; Protacæ changed to Protaceæ
Page 509: Schutzenberger changed to Schützenberger
Page 512, Zymases: page numbers 17, 61, 296 inserted
Index: some entries moved to their proper place.