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INDEX. 



Palm order of plants, . . 420 



Pampas grass, .... 424 



Pancreas in the dog, . . . 179 



inthehorse, . . 65 



in the ox, . . . 118 



in the pig, . . . 167 



in poultry, . . . 191 



Glossary, ... 602 



Pancreatine, .... 493 



Parasite, parasitic, Glossary, . 602 



Parsley, 393 



Parsnip, 389 



analysis of the ash of, 392 



analysis of fresh, . 391 



analysis of dried, . 391 



proximate principles of, 392 



proteine compounds of, 393 



Passion-flower order of plants, . 386 



Paunch, Glossary, ... 605 



in the calf, ... 98 



or first stomach in the ox, 97 



in the ox, external view 



of, as seen on the right side, fig. 9, 96 

 and honeycomb in the 



ox laid open by removing the 



left wall while in situ, fig. 10, 97 



first stomach in the sheep, 145 



Papaw order of plants, .. . 385 



Pea, analysis of ash of the, . 369 



composition of the, . . 369 



analysis of ash of the straw 



of, . . . . . . 370 



proximate principles of, . 369 



v ultimate elements of the, . 369 



Pear, 384 



Pearl-barley, . . . .466 



Peccan-nut, .... 416 



Pelvis, Glossary, ... 605 



Pepper order of plants, . . 415 

 Pepsine, .... 202, 493 



Glossary, ... 605 



Peptic cells, peptic glands, Glossary, 605 



Peptone, Glossary, . . . 605 



Perisperm, Glossary, . . 583 



Peristaltic action, Glossary, . 605 



Peritoneum, .... 36 



its ligaments, . . 113 



Peyer's glands, patches, 107, 166, 176 



Glossary, . . 605 



Pharynx in the dog, . . . 174 



inthehorse, . . 24 



in the ox, ... 90 



in the pig, ... 164 



in poultry, . . . 184 



in the sheep, . . 140 



Glossary, ... 605 



Phosphates, .... 301 



Phosphorus, .... 300 



Glossary, . . 605 



Phosphoric acid, Glossary, . 605 

 most important in 



the choice of food for the horse, 534 

 Phosphorite, Estremadura, . 301 

 Amberg, . 301 



Physiological chemistry not yet re- 

 duced to an exact measure, 536, 540 

 Pig, bile in the, ... 167 



delicacy in taste of the, . 567 



dung, .... 274 



feeding the, ... 567 



gullet in the, ... 164 



intestines in the, . . 166 



liver in the, ... 166 



mouth of the, ... 162 



organs of nutrition in the, 



pharynx in the, . . 164 



pancreas in the, . . 167 



prehension of food by the, 196 



spleen in the, . . . 167 



stomach in the, . . . 164 



salivary glands in the, . 163 



snout of the, . . . 161 



teeth of the, ... 158 



tongue of the, ... 163 



urine of the, ... 268 



vertical section of the head 



of the, fig. 15, ... 158 



Pigeon's dung, .... 274 



food of, . . . 577 



Pigment cells, .... 217 

 Pine-apple order of plants, . 419 

 Pittosporum order of plants, . 366 

 Plants which furnish articles of 

 food, arranged in a natural 

 order, see Contents, Part Second. 

 Plastic food, Glossary, . 512, 606 

 Playfair's conclusions, recapitula- 

 tion of, 528 



and Liebig's coincident 



views on the disintegration of 



the solids, 495 



Plethora, 250 



Plum, 384 



Poke- weed order of plants, . 411 



Polenta, 476 



Pollen, Glossary, ... 606 



Pomegranate, .... 384 



Poppy order of plants, . . 344 



Portal vein, what it is, . . 9 



in the dog, . . 177 



Poiiland arrowroot, . . . 327 



sago, .... 327 



Potash, proportions of, in articles 



of horse diet, .... 534 



Potassium, .... 303 



Potato, analysis of, . . . 406 



order of plants, . . 406 



starch. ... 323 



haulm, analysis of, . 407 



Pot-barley, .... 466 



Poultry, bile in, ... 191 



bill of ... 180 



bones of the head of, . 181 



crop in, . . . 184 



feeding of, ... 572 



digestive apparatus in, 



fig. 17, 193 



gullet in, ... 184 



