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INDEX. 



Palm oil, imports of, 527 



sources of supply, 563 



Palm oil, 509, 524 



wine, 314 



sugar, 1-36 



Pataa Christi, 542 



oetto palm, -I'.i'i 

 Palmyra nut, lirst shoot of, edible, 376 

 P,m, a iiKisii.-;it..ry, 577 



r.itiuiu, species of, 625 

 Pandanus, fruit of eaten as food, 377 



odoratissimus, 565 



Panicum, various species of, 304 



spicatum, of Roxburgh, 308 



Panax quinquefolium, 436 



Palosde Velas, 521 



Paper made from plantain fibre, 3 5 



Papsalum exile, 310 



/ tontniftrum, 580 



Paraguay tea plant common in Brazil. 

 130 



description of, 133 



1 extent of the trade, 133 



Parictinic acid, 488 



Parmenttira ccrifcra, 521 



Parmelia, species of lichens, 486 



a dye-stuff, 488 



Peas, analysis of, 204 



Peeling coffee, 51, 60 



cinnamon, 316 



Peligot (Mr.) on the composition of 

 wheat, 230 



Pepper, black, 421 



pot, a West Indian dish, 369 



prices of, 413 



duty on, 424 



Peppermint oil, 566 



Peon, the Spanish term for a laborer, 

 135 



Person y>v///.v,v/;/?^, 444 



Perfumed oils, 569 



Persian berries, 443 



Peas imported, 218 



Pessaloo, an Indian name for the Pha- 

 seolus mungo 



Pereira's classification of the cincho- 

 nas, 636 



Peruvian bark, 635 



Pearl sago, 318 



of Persia, 316 



Piper atigitstifoliuin, 643 

 rice, 310 



Pekea, species of, yielding oil, 512 



iVa-mit, 516 



Persian tobacco, 615 



Phaseolus. varieties of, 312 



I'luiM-iiltis MK iuj't iiin.r, 171 



]'hnl<tris Cdnicnsis, 314 



Phlomis, 643 



Philippines, cassia brought from, 394 



Philippine Islands, sugar cultivation 



in, 153 

 production of coffee 



in, 41 

 varieties of rice grown 



in, 302 

 Philippines, export of indigo from, 



476 



cigars made in, 620 



Phillip's (Dr.) analyses of Guinea 



corn, 307 



Phyllodadus trichomanoides, 505 

 Physic nut, 512, 625 

 Picul, a Dutch weight of 133| Eng- 

 lish pounds, 36 

 Piddington's (Mr.) analyses of tobacco, 



617 



Pigeon-pea, 304 

 Pignons, use of as food, 377 

 PitnpineUa Anisum, 437 

 Pimento, 430 

 Pinang, nutmegs in, 412 



tea culture attempted, 95 



clove culture in, 399, 400 



pepper culture in, 425 



Piper Betel, 577 



Cubcbi, 639 



species of, 421 



Pin us Piuea, seeds of the cones used 

 for food, 377 



Piney tallow, 512 



Plantation sugar, imports, 1 39 



Plantado passado, 323 



Plantain, dye stuffs obtained from, 444 



juice, recommended for cla- 

 rifying sugar, 162 



information respecting, 9 



starch in, 331 



blight, 321 



319 



leaves, bags made of, 316 



meal, 324, 341 



Planche, hi* memoir on the sagos, 315 

 Tlttmeria, essences of, 524 

 Plectranthus graveolens, 573 

 Plough used in Brazil, 184 

 Polygonum fitgopyrum, 260 

 Poa Abi/ssi'nica, 308 

 Pomegranates, for dyeing, 440 

 Potash an important element in maize, 

 267 



large quantity in maize, 264 



Potatoes, mode of keeping in Peru, 361 

 average weight per bushel in 



New Brunswick, 253 



composition of, 227 



imported, 218 



composition of, 264 



analysis of varieties, 362 



yield per acre, 356 



