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 Orleans plum described, - - - 177 



Oslin pippin apple described, - - 164? 



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Parsley, culture of, - - 27, 39, 51, H8 



— of preserving for winter use, - 118 

 Parsnip, culture of, - - 51, 81, 92 



— good food for milch cows, - 51 



— of storing for winter use, - 125 

 Parterres, or flower- plats, method of forming - 457 

 Peach-house, of the construction of the, - 275 



■— of planting a new, - - 322^ 



— general management of the, 323, 342, 356, 



377, S90, 401, 419, 4S7 

 Peaches, kinds of, enumerated, - 162, 303' 



— — described, - 171, 305 



— of planting, - _ . 206 



— of pruning and training, 194, 238, 243, 247, 



250, 253, 437 



— of screening the blossoms of, - 220 



— of thinning the fruit of, 240, 244, 245, 378 



— — the leaves of, 250, 253, 256, 420 



— of gathering the fruit of, - - 251 

 «— of compost earth for, - - 291 



— of forcing, in hot-houses, 323, 342, 358, 377, 



390, 401 



— — on hot-walls, - 379, 408 

 Pearmain apple described, - - 167 

 Pears, kinds of, enumerated, - 162, 163, 179 



— — • described, - - 172, 175 



— of planting, - . - 206 



— of pruning and training, 187, 237, 243, 247, 250, 



253 



— of screening the blossoms of, - - 220 



— of thinning the fruit of, - - 247 



