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INDEX 



Orchard, ideal of, I, 267; III, 

 56-58; rejuvenating, III, 102- 

 111; location of, III, 113; im- 

 portance of drainage of, III, 

 118; site of, III, 118; anti- 

 septic surgery in, III, 172- 

 174 



Orchid, pollenized by bee and 

 humming-bird, I, 128-129 ; 

 variation of, I, 135 



Orchid-flowered canna, VII, 

 35-37 



Orient, material from the, IV, 

 7-23 



Oriental and opium poppies 

 crossed, VII, 201-208 



Oriental pear, traits of, III, 

 164; immunity to pear blight, 

 III, 169 



Oriental plums, III, 339 



Oriental poppy, VII, 199-204 



Oriental radish, V, 123 



"Origin of Species," Darwin, 

 VIII, 232 



ORNAMENTAL PALMS AND CLIMB- 

 ING VINES, VII, 237-262 



Orthogenesis, II, 273 



Osmosis, process by which sap 

 moves, III, 297-301; principle 

 Of, V, 79; VIII, 131 



Ostrich plume clematis, VII, 

 254 



OTHER USEFUL PLANTS WHICH 

 WILL REPAY EXPERIMENT, VI, 

 171-196 



Oxeye daisy, I, 301, 303 



Oyster plant, V, 125-127 



Paeonia poppy, VII, 200 

 Painted cup, VII, 235-236 

 Palm, III, 7; VII, 237-262 

 Palmer apple, III, 221 

 Pampas grass, VI, 189-191 

 Pansy, produced from violet, I, 



155, 171 



PAPER SHELL AND OTHER WAL- 

 NUTS, VIII, 27-49 

 Paradox berry, IV, 258-259; 

 VIII, 316, 333 



Paradox walnut, II, 61, 64-71, 



77, 183; VII, 347-350; VIII, 



34, 103, 106, 296 

 Parsley family, V, 197-199 

 Parsnip, V, 95, 124; VI, 212 

 Passion flower, V, 252-259 

 PATIENCE AND ITS REWARD, 



VIII, 271-308 

 Pea, hybridized, II, 32-33; III, 



9; V, 95, 129-147; VII, 96 

 Peach, II, 46; III, 181-206; 



VII, 332, 340 



Peach Blow rose, VI, 245; 



VIII, 317 



Pear, I, 156-160, 171, 230; II, 



58, 171, 178-179; III, 81, 90- 



94, 153-180, 234 

 PEAS AND BEANS AS PROFITABLE 



CROPS, V, 129-156 

 Pecan, II, 71; VIII, 20-24, 



82, 84-91 



Pelargonium, II, 349; VII, 181 

 Pellier, introduced prune, II, 



138 



Pepper, V, 213-216 

 Peppergrass, V, 208-209 

 Pepper tree, VIII, 171 

 Perpetual artichoke, V, 221 

 Persia, plants from, III, 199 

 Persian melon, V, 107-109 

 Persian walnut, II, 61; VIII, 



19, 34-49 



Persimmon, III, 304-306 

 PERSONAL AND HISTORICAL, 



VIII, 175-216 



Peru, plants from, VII, 141 

 Peruvian ground cherry, V, 



251 



Pests, III, 110-111; VII, 320 

 Petunia, I, 247; II, 159-165; 



VII, 178-180 

 Phenomenal berry, II, 29-30; 



IV, 251-255; V, 51; VI, 257; 



VIII, 316, 371 



PIECING THE FRAGMENTS OF A 

 MOTION-PICTURE FILM, 1,279- 

 298 



Pignuts, VIII, 52 

 Pine strawberry, IV, 272 



