INDEX 



307 



Overhanging shade, 146, 186 

 Ovules, 29, 30 

 Oxide of iron, 21, 39 

 Oxygen, 6, 21, 22, 28, 39 

 action of, 8 



Packing Cloves, 187 



oranges, 152 



pine -apples, 176, 177 



tea, 131 



vanilla, 209 - 

 Paddy, 266 

 "Palma Christi," 229 

 Parasitic, 181 

 *' Parchment," 108 



coffee, 108, 109 

 Parenchyma, 28 

 Parent plant, 44 

 Parry, Dr., 288 

 Pearl of cocoa-nut, 166 

 Peasant proprietors, 49 

 Peat, 17 

 Peeling, 108 

 Pekoe, 130 



souchong, 130 

 Pepper, 200 



Jamaica, 188 



pot, 278 

 Perianth, 30, 182 

 Peru, 55, 56, 70, 221, 234 

 Peruvian bark, 221 

 Petals, 29 



Philippine Islands, 285 

 Phosphate alumina, 57 



mineral, 57 



monobasic, 58 



reduced, 56, 58, 59 



tricalcic, 58 

 Phosphatic guano, 55 



manures, 54, 55, 59, 60 

 Phosphoric acid, 39, 56, 58, 62 

 Phosphorus, 21, 39, 56 

 Physic-nut, 205 

 Pickaxe, 73, 75 

 Pigafetta, 288 



Pigeon, 178 



pea, loi 

 Pig iron, 59 

 Pimenta acris, 190 



officinalis, 188, 190 

 Pimento, 188 



drying, 189 



walk, 188 

 Pine-apple, 174 

 Piper nigrum, 200 

 Pistil, 29, 33, 181 

 Pistillate flowers, 30, 32, 182, 



261 

 Pizvarri, 274 



Plantain, 43, loi, 159, 160, 161, 

 163, 164 



fibre, 205 

 Plant canes, 138 



egg, 35 



food, 50, 62, 97 



leguminous, 53 



life, 7, 27, 41 



roots, 7 

 Plants, analysis, 39 

 Planter's duties, 90 

 Planting, 99, 115, 135, 148, 155, 

 162, 214 



at stake, 100 



operations, 90 



tea, 125 

 Plaster of Paris, 60 

 Ploughing, 72, 214 

 Plough pan, 76 



share, 76 

 Ploughs, 75, 76 

 Plumule, 35, 37 

 Pois doux, 100 

 Poles, 46 

 Pollen, 29, 33, 181 



grains, 35 



masses, 208 

 Pollination, 33 

 Polynesia, 165 

 Ponds, 70 

 Poonac, 166, 173 

 Porcupine wood, 165 

 Porosity, 66 

 Porous earthenware, 67 



