INDEX. 



Pheasant, 63. 



Philadelphia coronarius, 142. 



Philse, 25, 53, 54, 68, 81, 83, 86, 87, 88, 



89, 96, 97, 98. 

 Philological observations, 154. 

 Phoenicia, 30, 35, 52. 

 Phoenician, or Punic, inscriptions, 67. 

 Phoenix, 49, 155, 160, 162. 

 Phoenix dactylifera, the date palm, 7, 15, 51. 

 Phormium tenax, 151. 

 Phyllirea latifolia, 80. 

 Physalis alkekengi, 81. 

 Physalis somnifera, 71. 

 Physeter, 118. 



Physicians, the ancient Egyptian, 5. 

 Phytolacca decandra, 149. 

 Phytolacca dioica, 151. 

 Picris altissima, 34. 

 Pig, 9. 

 Pigeon, 30. 



Pimpinella anisum, 56. 

 Pine, 44. 

 Pineapple, 135. 

 Pine-nuts, 58. 

 Pinus deodara, 120. 

 Pinus Halepensis, 44. 

 Pinus maritima, 44. 

 Pinus pinca, 58. 

 Piper betel, 109. 

 Piper cubebs, 113. 

 Piper nigrum, black pepper, 68. 

 Pistacia lentiscus, 62. 

 Pistacia terebinthus, 34. 

 Pistacia vera, 75. 

 Pistia stratiotes, 74. 

 Pisum arvense, 64. 

 Pisum sativum, 63. 

 Pittosporum tobira, 147. 

 Plane tree, 45. 

 Plantago coronopus, 94. 

 Plantago lagopus, 94. 

 Plantago major, 79. 

 Plantago psyllium, 89. 

 Plaster, or chunam, 5. 

 Platanus Orientalis, 45. 

 Plectranthus crassifolius, 120. 

 Plum, 55. 



Po, the river, 46. 



Poa annua, 133. 



Poa eragrostis, 133. 



Poa pilosa, 150. 



Poetry, ancient Egyptian, 28 ; Greek, 36. 



Poinciana pulcherrima, 147. 



Poke, see Phytolacca decandra. 



Pole-star, 168. 



Polyanthes tuberosa, 144. 



Polycarpon tetraphyllum, 133. 



Polygonum aviculare, 84. 



Polygonum bistorta, 71. 



Polygonum fagopyrum, 137. 



Polygonum Orientale, 150. 



Polygonum persicaria, 123. 



Polygonum salicifolium, 123. 



Polygonum tinctorium, 151. 



Polynesians, 2, 11, 151. 



Polypogon Monspeliense, 118. 



Polytheism, 21. 



Pomegranate, 14, 15. 



Pompeii and Herculaneum, 81, 95. 



Poplar, 26, 41. 



Poppy, 37, 43. 



Populus alba, 41. 



Populus nigra, 26. 



Populus tremula, 41. 



Porcupine, 13. 



Portraits of early Egyptian kings, 7, 11, 

 21, 22, 25, 28, 37, 40. 



Portulaca oleracea, 75. 



Potato, 138. 



Potentilla reptans, 66. 



Potentilla supina, 66. 



Poterium, 3. 



Pottery, art of making, 9 ; ancient Greek, 

 31,47. 



Prangos pabularia, 73. 



Prasium majus, 83. 



Precession of the Equinoxes, 164. 



Precious stones, the traffic in, 6. 



Primulaceae, not found in Egypt, 3. 



Printing, art of, 129, 134. 



Prunus Armeniaca, 81. 



Prunus cerasus, 80. 



Prunus domestica, 55. 



Psidium, 137. 



