INDEX TO BOTANY". 



IX 



Panax liorridum and quiuquefolium, 



144. 

 Paiidiiniicea!, 74 ; pandanus. ib. 

 Piiiii;i(;ii!, 154 ; pangium, ib. 

 Paiiicoii-, 09. 



Paniclf, explauation of the term, 23. 

 Paiiiciim, 67. 

 Pansy, the, 193. 

 Papaveracea?, 197; papavcr somnifu- 



rum, 198. 

 Papaw, I he, 201 ; papaw tree, 154. 

 Papayacea^, 154. 

 Papilionacea", ItiS. 

 )'aj)pophoreie, G9. 

 Pappus, the, 25. 

 Papvius antiquorum, 71, 72. 

 Pai-.I-uay tea, 128. 



Pari'Mchynia, definition of, 2, 10: per- 

 ltet and imperfect, 3. 

 Pai-ielaria, 97. 

 Paris quad ri folia, 86. 

 Parkie.e, 168. 

 ParnieUa pjirietina, 61. 

 ParnassieiE, 193; grass of Parnassus, 



ib. 

 Paroiiyehiacefe, 152. 

 l^aroi)siea3, 153. 

 Parrotia, 148. 

 Pal•ryi^ 49. 

 Pai-siey, fool's and water, 147 ; the 



parsley family, 152. 

 I'arsnip, the, 147. 

 Parthenie;e, 136 ; parthenium, ib. 

 Passerina, 104. 

 Passitloracoa;, the passion flower 



family, 153. 

 Pastinaca, 146; P. sativa, 147. 

 Patchouli, 1 15. 

 Paullinia |>umata, 181. 

 Pavia, 181. 

 Pea family, the, 165. 

 Peach, the, 164. 

 Pear, the prickly, 150 ; the common 



pear, 163. 

 Peat-moss, 63. 

 Pecan nuts, 91. 

 Pectide», 135; pectidopsls, ib.; pectis, 



ib. 

 Pedalie», 121 ; pedalium, ib. 

 Pedicels and peduncle, 22, 23. 

 Pedicularis, 116; P. palustris, 117. 

 Pekea butyrosa. 180. 

 Pt'larwmium, 178. 

 Pellicle, the superficial, of plants. 0. 

 Pellitory, 98. 

 Peltandra, 74. 



Penauicea», 104 ; penaeeae, ib. 

 Pennyroyal, 115. 

 Penthorum, 151. 

 Pentstemou, 116. 

 1 epo, the, or peponida, definition of, 



34. 

 Pepper family, the, 93 ; peppermint, 



115. 

 Pepperwort fitraily, the, 64. 

 Peraphyllum, 162. 

 Periantii or perigone, 24. 

 Pericarp, the, 33. 

 Pcriploceie, 125. 

 Persea gratissima, 107. 

 Persica vulgaris, 164. 

 Persimmon, the, 128. 

 Personia, 10.). 



Peruvian quinoa, 110 ; bark, 142. 

 Pctalunthera. 106. 

 Pet^iloidea^ 72. 



Petals and their modiflcations, 25. 

 Petasitew, 135. 

 Petiole, the, 16. 



I'etiveriaceic, 108 ; petiverie<B, ib. 

 Pelroselinum sativum, 147. 

 Petunia. 117. 

 Peucedanea-, 146. 

 Pha«!, 166. 

 Phacelia, 120. 



PhalavideiP, 70 ; phalaris, ib. 

 Pliunerogamous plants, 66. 

 Pliascacea', 63. 



Pliasccilea'. 166; phaseolu.s, ib. 

 Philadelphaceae, 149. 

 Philfsia, 86. 

 Philydrum, 78. 

 Phippsla. 40. 



Phleum, 68, 70 ; P. pratense, 69. 

 Phlox family, the, 120. 

 rh(ebe, 106 ; phcebeie, ib. 



Ph(i>nlcinea', 77. 



I'hieni.x dactylifera. 76, 77. 



Phormium tena.\, 80. 



Phutinia, 162. 



Pliryma, 114. 



Pliyconiyces, 60; phycomycetes, ib. 



Phvlicea', 171. 



I'liyllanthea', 99 ; phvllanllies, ib. 



I'hyllocladus, 88, 89, 90. 



Phyllodiuin, 20. 



PhyllolobaN 1(15. 



Phylloplior or phvUogeu, 15. 



Physalis, 118. 



Physolobium, 166. 



Physurideie, 8.'). 



Phytelcphus niacrocarpa, 77. 



Phyteuma, 51, 132. 



Phytolaccacea', 108 ; phytülaccea^ 109. 



Phvtozoa, or contents of anlheridia, 

 29. 



Picea, 89. 



Pickeringia, 160. 



Pickneya, 141. 



Pickra;na excelsa, 174. 



Pi lea, 97. 



Pili. See Hairs. 



Pilularia globulifera, 64. 



Pimelea, 104. 



Pimento, 158. 



Pimpernel, 112. 



Pinacea-, 88. 



Pinckneya pubens, 142. 



Pine family, the, 88 ; economical uses 

 of, 90. 



Pineapple family, the, 80. 



Pinenchyma, delinition of, 2. 



Pinguicula, 113; P. alpina, 48. 



Pink root, 123. 



Pinus abies, &c.. 52, 89. 



Pipe, Indian, 131. 



Piperaceie. 93 ; piper nigrum, &c., 94. 



Pippul tree, the, 97. 



Pipsissiwa, 131. 



Piriqueta, 153. 



I'isonia, 111. 



Pistachia vera, terebinthus, and len- 

 tiscus, 170. 



Pisliea;, 73. 



Pistil, the, position and constituent 

 parts of, 29; various moditicatlons 

 of, 30. 



Pislillidin, nature of, 31. 



Pilavia, 174. 



Pitcairuiea', 80. 



Pitcher-plant family, the, 101. 



Pitchera. 166. 



I'illi, nature and object of the, 12. 



Pittosporaceie, the piltosporuin taniily, 

 175. 



Placenta, the, or projection to which 

 the ovules are attached, 30. 



Plane tree and tribe, the, 92, 182. 



Plantaginacea', the plantain (amily, 

 111. 



Plantain, the, 83. 



Plants, ditference between the vital 

 actions of, and animals, 1 ; requisites 

 for the existence of, ib.; elementary 

 organs of, 2 ; compound organs of, 

 6 ; lh(! axis of, and its appendages, 

 8; distinction between caules- 

 cent and acaulescent, 10 ; stipu- 

 late and exstipulate, 20 ; phane- 

 rogamous and cryptogamous, 22, 5" 

 66 ; dichlaraydeous, monochlainy- 

 deous, and achlamydeous, 24 ; re- 

 productive organs of flowerless, 37 

 chemical constituents of, 38 ; pro- 

 ducts luid secretions of plants, 39 ; 

 circulation and elaboration of fluids 

 in, 41 ; geography of, 42: Balfour's 

 arrangement of, according to their 

 station, viz. A. plants growing in 

 water — B. land plants rooting 



' in the earlh and growing in 

 the atmosphere — C. plants growing 

 in special localities, 42-46: classifi- 

 cation of, according to the horizon- 

 tal range of vegetation, 47-49— ac- 

 cording to the vertical, 50, 51 ; 

 classes and orders of, according to 

 Linna>us, 52-54. 



Plalanea", the plane tribe, 92. 



Platylepis, 71. 



Plalypelalum, 49. 



Platystemonea;, 198. 



Plectritis, 140. 



I'leioliacheiu, nature of, 5. 



Pleurenchyma, or woody fibre, 4. 



I'leurocarj)!, 63. 



Plemorliii'.ea", 196. 



Pleurotluillidea^, 85. 



Plucliea, 136; plucheina', ib. 



Plum, the, 104. 



Plunibaginacea', 111; i>lumbagineie, 



Pluuie-niitmeg family, the, 95. 

 I'lunieriea-, 124. 

 I'oa aninia, compressa, &c., 09. 

 Podalyriea', 166. 

 Pudocarpu.s, 88, 89, 00. 

 Podophyllum peltatum, 2Ü0. 

 Podostemacea), the i)odostemon fami- 

 ly, 90. 

 Puiderieie, 141. 

 Pogonia, 85 ; pogonidoa-, ib. 

 Po.ostemon patchouli, ll.j. 

 Pokeberry, the, 109. 

 Pokeweed family, the, 108. 

 Polanisia, 195. 

 Poleinoniacea', 120 ; polemonium cue- 



ruleum, 121. 

 Pollen, nature of, 28 ; pollen grains. 



29. 

 Pollinaria, nature of, 29. 

 Poly ach yridea^, 138. 

 Polycai'pon, 152. 

 Polygalaceas 192 ; polygala senega. 



ib. 

 Polygamia asqualis, &c., 54, 1.15. 

 Polygoiiacea', 107 ; polygonum araphi- 



biuin, &c., 43, 47, 1(18. 

 Polypodiueie, 65 ; polypodiuin vulgare, 



ib. 

 Polyporus destructor and perennis, 60. 

 Polylrichacea;, 63 ; iiolytriclium, 48. 

 Pomaderreie, 171. 

 Pomax, 141. 



Pome, the, definition of, 34. 

 Pomea;, 102. 

 Pomegranate, 158. 



i'ondweed (amily, the, 72, 78 ; com- 

 mon pondweed, 73. 

 I'ontederiacea;, 78. 

 Poplar, the, 46, 93, 201. 

 Pu|)py family, the, 197. 

 Pupulus, 93,201. 

 Porewort family, the, 192. 

 Purophylleas 137 ; porojibyllum, ib. 

 Portidacaceie, 152. 

 Potaineie, 72 ; potamogeton, ib. 

 Potash, prevalence of, in plants, 39. 

 Potato, llje, 118; the sweet. 120. 

 Polenlilla unserina, 164. 

 Pothos, 45. 

 Pottiacea', 63. 

 Pounce, or sandarach, 90. 

 Pourretia, 80. 



Pruilloralion or a'Slivation, 24. 

 Prasieas 115 ; prasium, ib. 

 Prepusa, 122. 

 Prickles, difference between, and 



thorns, 7. 

 Pride of China, the, 180. 

 Primulacea^, the primrose family, IJ2; 



P. veris, &.C., ib. 

 Prince's feather, 110. 

 Prinos, 128. 



Prismenchyma, deflnition of, 2. 

 Privet, 120. 



Products of plant.s, 39. 

 Prosenchyma, definition of, &c., 2. 3, 



5. 

 Proserpinaca, 156. 

 Prostanthercie, 115. 

 Proteacea', the protea family, 105. 

 Proteine, the base of gluten, fibrine, 



casirLue, and albumen, 40. 

 Protoplasm, nature of, 3. 

 Prunella, 115. 

 Prunus domestica, spinosa, &c., the 



jjrune, 164. 

 Psiudo bulb, the deflnition of, 11. 

 Psiadiea', 135. 

 Psidium pyriferum, 158. 

 Psoralea, 166. 

 Psych ineie, 196. 

 Psycotriea", 141. 

 Plelea. 174. 

 Pleris esculenta, 6.5. 

 Ptprocarpus erinaccus and santoliaua, 



167. 



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