MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
Perennials, herbaceous, treatment of 
for forcing, 147; list of, 148 
Philodendron sagittifolium, 150 
Phoenia canariensis, 150; dactylifera, 
150; paludosa, 151; pumila, 151; 
reclinata, 151; Roebelenti, 151; ru- 
picola, 151; sylvestris, 151 
Pine, Norfolk Island, 97; screw, 150 
Pithecoctenium muricatum, 151 
Pleurotus ostreatus, 122, 124; sap- 
idus, 124; salignus, 124 
Podocarpus japonica, 102; neriifolia, 
102 
Poinsettia, the, 157; culture of, 158; 
insect pests of, 159; use of, 158 
Poinsettias, 161 
Polyporaceae, 126 
Potatoes, 72; best varieties of, 73; 
directions for planting, 72; storage 
of, for winter use, 83; sweet, stor- 
age of, 83 
Pritchardia Gaudichaudii, 151; Mar- 
tii, 152; pacifica, 152 
Pruning transplanted trees, 170 
Ptychosperma elegans, 152 
Publications and papers published by 
the staff and graduate students 
during 1916, 15 
Puff-balls, see Lycoperdaceae 
Q. 
Quercus, transplanting of, 167 
Quinine plant, 161 
R. 
Rattan, see Rhapis flabelliformis 
Ravenala ascariensis, 152 
Research and instruction, report of, 
for 1916, 10 
Rest-period of plants, 145; agents 
used in breaking or shortening, 
145; stages of, 146 
_~— flabelliformis, 152; humilis, 
5 
Rhopalostylis sapida, 152 
Rose garden for a back yard, descrip- 
tion of a, 34; plan of, 43; plants 
to be used in, 39 
— (Oreodowa) Borinquena, 
Rufus J. Lackland fellowships, ap- 
pointments to, for 1916, 13 
Ss. 
Sabal Adansonii, 153; Blackburn- 
tanum, 152; glaucescens, 153; hav- 
anensis, 153; mauritiaeformis, 153; 
Palmetto, 152 
183 
von Schrenk, Dr. Hermann. Plants 
from the herbarium of Prof. Joseph 
Schrenk, 131; Plants of Europe 
collected by G. Hieronymus chiefly 
in Silesia, 106 
Seed for 1918, 84; method for har- 
vesting, 84; selection of, 84; time 
for harvesting, 84 
Selaginella cuspidata, 102; denticu- 
lata, 153; Martensii, 153 
Shell flower, see Alpinia nutans 
Shrubbery and perennial garden for 
a back yard, description of a, 34; 
plan of, 42; plants to be used in, 
38 
Shrubs for forcing, treatment of, 
146; list of, 147 
Smith, Arthur H. Some practical 
observations on ends and walls, 58 
Smoke, damage to greenhouse plants 
at Garden due to, 160, 160, 161; 
list of plants injured by, 161 
Snake’s beard, see Ophiopogon japon- 
ious 
Soil, preparation of, for planting, 68 
Solanums, 161 
Spiraea, forcing of, 146 
Squashes, storing of, for winter use, 
83 
Stangeria paradoxa, 102 
Statistical information for December, 
1916, 25; January, 1917, 47; Feb- 
ruary, 63; March, 79; April, 90; 
May, 106; June, 117; July, 130; 
August, 143; September, 156; Oc- 
tober, 165; November, 174 
Stevia, 161; healthy and affected 
plants, 160 
Storage of vegetables, 81; in cellars, 
81; in cold-frames, 82; in pits, 82 
Strelitzia augusta, 153; Reginae, 153 
Subtropical garden for a back yard, 
description of a, 34; plan of, 44; 
plants used in, 39 
Sulphurous acid, injury to plants 
caused by, 160 
Surveying at School for Gardening, 
108 ; courses offered in, 109 
aE: 
Tartaric acid as an agent for forcing 
plants, 145 
Tatum, George F., and Daniels, E. S., 
notes by, on cowbird and yellow 
warbler, 172 
Taxodium mucronatum, 102; dis- 
tichum, transplanting of, 167 
