35' 



Philadelphicus foliis aureis. 

 231. 



Gordonianus, 231. 

 Phlox amoena, 119. 



divaricata, 119. 



perennial, 37, 118, 146, 280, 

 281, 303. 



procumbens, 119. 



subulata, 117, 119. 

 Phoebe-bird, 277. 

 Pink lady's-slipper, 128, 183. 

 Plant infanticide, 118. 

 Planting too closely, 85. 



too sparingly, 320. 

 Plants, Californian, 158. 



capricious. 132. 



carpet, 125-127, 130. 



deterioration of, under cult- 

 ure, 127. 



fertilized by insects, 141. 



half-hardy, 53. 



hybridizing, 140, 142, 281. 



ill adapted to climate, 233. 



massing, 52. 



staking, 157, 203. 



to be avoided, 52, 115, 131, 

 144, 268, 284, 285, 294. 



to propagate, 49, 50. 



transplanting, 48, 49, 173. 

 320. 



water, 76, 137. 

 Plover, 27. 

 Plum, double-flowering, 84. 



purple-leaved. 36, 235. 

 Plume-poppy, 284. 

 Polygala lutea, 119. 



paucifolia, 77. 



Polygonum cuspidatum, 284, 



285. 



Polypodium falcattim, 269. 

 Polypody. See FERNS. 

 Pope, Alexander, 305, 322. 

 Poppy, Alpine, 120. 



double white, 146. 



Iceland, 52, 120, 121, 171, 



250. 



Potash and iron medicine, 24. 

 Pot-pourri, 10, n. 

 Primroses, 4, 107, 116. 309. 



in poetry, 109, no. 

 Primula auricula, 108, ti6. 



cortusoides, 108. 



denticulata, 108. 



farinosa, 109. 



Mistassinica, 109. 



Parryi, 109. 



polyanthus, 108, 116. 



rosea, 108. 



Sieboldi, 108. 



Sikkimensis, 108, 

 Prince's pine, 78. 

 Privets, 232, 236. 

 Protection, advantage of, for 

 trees, 84. 



for plants, 114, 115. 

 Pruning, cruelty of, 83. 

 Prunus, 36. 



triloba, 84. 

 Pteris aquilina, 267. 

 Pyrethrum, 152, 316. 

 Pyrolas, 78, 127. 

 Pyrus Americana, 319. 



aucuparia, 319. 



malus. 86. 



