INDEX. 39, 



Plane, ii. 114. Regarded by the ancients, 115. Great mm 

 of, 117. When introduced, 119. Not subject to blight, 

 121. Endures the smoke of London, 122. Soil, 123. 



Plantations, remarks on, i. 20. 35. 



of larch, ii. 17. 



Planting commendable, ii. 213. 



Plants, native, love of, i. 8. 



' growing in singular situations, i. 331. 



their various means of climbing, i. 25. 



Pleasure-gardens, beneficial to health, i. 2. 



Poet-laureat, why so called, i. 114. 



Poplar, ii. 124. Garlands of, by whom worn, 125. Native 

 soil, 127. 



Po, or Lombardy, when introduced, 129. Planted by 



the peasants in Naples, 130. Use of the wood, 131. Quick 

 growth, 133. 



Portugal broom, i. 155. 



— laurel, ii. 136. Fruit good for 'pheasants, 138. 

 Hardy nature, 140. How propagated, ib. 



Privet, ii. 142. Situation, 143. 147. Use of the fruit, 144. 

 146, 147. Thrives in the smoke of London, 143. 



Profit obtained by planting ash-trees, i. 86. 



1 oaks, i. 88 



-- firs, i. 238. 245. 



Ptolemy Philopater, anecdote of, i. 327. 



Quicksets, i. 268. 



Rhododendron, ii. 202. Poisons honey, 203. When intro- 

 duced, 204. How propagated, 207. 



Richard the Second, anecdote of, ii. 281. 



Rogation-week, why so called, i. 133. 



Rose, ii. 148. Noticed by oriental poets, 152. Otto of, how 

 discovered, 153. Fabulous account of, 154. Etymology of 

 its name, 157. Why used as a symbol of silence, 156. 

 Greatly used by the ancients, 157. Planted on graves, 158. 

 Used in religious worship, 161. Consecrated rose sent to 

 Henry the Eighth, 162. Superstition respecting, 164. Use 

 in floral language, 166. Formerly precious in France, 167. 

 Number of varieties, 168. Native species, 169. 



