GENERAL INDEX. 



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Persian gardening, i3'.l 



Persicaria, polygonum pcrsicaria. 



Persoonia, tetran. monog. and proteaceaD, G. tr. 

 N. S. W. which thrive in loam and peat, and 

 ripened cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Perth nursery, 7035. 



Perthshire, gardens and residences of, 7635. 



Peschelius, , his works on gardening, page 1123. 



A. D. 1597. 



Petalostemum, diadel. pentan. and leguminosese, 

 H. peren. N. Amer. which thrive in light, rich 

 soil, and are increased by seeds or dividing at the 

 root. 



Peterhoff, an imperial residence near Petersburgh, 

 254. 



Peterkin, Joshua, his works on planting, page 1131. 

 A. D. 1790. 



Peters, Richard, his work on gardening, page 1131. 

 A. D. 1810. 



Petersham Lodge, Surrey, 7527. 



Petiveria, heptan. monog. and chenopode«, S. tr. 

 W. Ind. which grow well in light, rich soil, and 

 cuttings root freely under a hand-glass. 



Petraea, didyn. angios. and verbenaceaB, a S. tr. 

 Vera Cruz, a climber, which thrives well in loam 

 and peat, and cuttings root in sand under a hand- 

 glass in heat. 



Petre, Robert, Lord, an accomplished nobleman 

 and great encourager of gardening in the time of 

 Miller, — see Ingatestone. 



Petrocallis, tetrad, silic. and crucifereae, a H. peren. 

 Pyrenees, a rockwork plant, which grows well 

 in peat, and cuttings root readily under a hand- 

 glass. 



Petrophila, tetran. monog. and proteacese, G. tr. 

 N. W. S. which may be treated as protese. 



Petrowka, a seat near Moskwa, 261. 



Petworth House, Sussex, 7532. 



Peucedanum, sulphur- wort, pentan. dig. and um- 

 belliferese, a G. bien. and H. peren. Eur. of com- 

 mon culture. 



Phaca, bastard vetch, diadelph. decan. and legu- 

 minoseae, H. peren. Eur. which succeed in com- 

 mon garden soil, and are increased by seeds. 

 Some of the dwarfer kinds are well adapted for 

 rockwork or growing in pots. 



Phalaena quercus, the egger-moth, 7075. 



Phalangium, hexan. monog. and asphodeleae, H. 

 peren. S. Eur. which thrive in rich, light soil, 

 and are readily increased by dividing the root. 



Phalaris, canary-grass, trian. dig. and graminese, a 

 H. peren. and an. Eur. Egypt, and C. B. S. grasses 

 of easy culture. 



Phallus esculentus, the morel, 4343. 



Pharnaceum, pentan. trig, and caryophyllese, a S. 

 and G. tr. and H. an. Eur. and C. B. S. which 

 thrive in sandy loam and peat, and cuttings root 

 in the same soil under a hand-glass. 



Pharus, monoec. hexan. and gramineae, a S. peren. 

 Jam. a grass of easy culture. 



Phaseolus, kidneybean, diadel. decan. and legumi- 

 noseae, S. peren. and an. and H. an. Asia, Amer. 

 and Africa, which thrive in light, rich soil, and 

 may be propagated from cuttings or seeds. 



Phaseolus vulgaris, the common kidneybean, 3629 ; 

 to force kidneybeans, 3367 ; soil, sorts, sowing, 

 culture, time of beginning to force, tempera- 

 ture, successional supplies, forcing in a hot-house, 

 insects, forcing in a peach or cherry house, in a 

 common hot-bed, crop raised under glass to fruit 

 in the open garden, crop raised on slight heat, 

 3368. to 3380. 



Pheasantry, 7247. 



Phellandrium, water. hemlock, pentan. digyn. and 

 umbellifereae, a H. bien. Brit, an aquatic which 

 may be sown in pots and placed in the aquarium, 

 or the seeds scattered in any pond. 



Philadclphus, syringa, icos. monog. and myrteaceas, 

 H. tr. Eur. and Carolina, shrubs of easy culture. 



Phillips, Henry, his works on gardening, page 1114. 

 A. D. 1820. 



Phillips, Leonard, jun., nurseryman, his works on 



gardening, page 1114. A. D. 1814. 

 Philoxerus, pentan. monog. and amaranthaccae, a 



S. tr. and peren. Amer. which thrive well in rich 



soil, and are readily increased by cuttings. 

 Philydrum, dian. monog. and junceae, a S. tr. China, 



of common culture. 

 Phillyrea, olea alaternus. 



Phleum, catstail -grass, trian. dig. and graminefe, 

 H. peren. and an. Eur. of common culture. 



Phlomis, didyn. gymnos. and labiateae, H. tr. and 

 peren. Eur. which prefer a light, dry soil, and 



J are increased by cuttings under a hand-glass or 

 seeds. 



1 Phlox, lychnidea, pent, monog. and polemoniace??, 

 H. peren. Amer. mostly border-flowers, whicii 

 prefer a rich loam, and are increased by cuttings 

 or dividing at the roots. 



Phoenix, date-palm, dioec. trian. and palmeas, a S. 

 tr. and G. tr. Levant, C. B. S. and E. Ind. which 

 require a light soil, and are increased by seeds. 



Phoenix Park, Dublin, 7653. 



Phormium, flax-lily, hexan. monog. and asphode- 

 leae, a G. peren. N. Zeal, which thrives in any 

 light, rich soil, and is increased by offsets from the 

 roots. 



Phryma, didyn. gymnos. and labiateae, a H. peren. 

 N. Amer. which thrives well in rich, light soil, 

 and cuttings root freely in sand under hand- 

 glasses. 



Phrynium, monan. monog. and canneae, S. peren. 



E. Ind. which thrive in rich, light soil, and are 



increased by dividing at the root. 

 Phylica, pentandria monogynia and rhamneae, G. 



tr. C. B. S. which grow best in sandy peat, and 



young cuttings root readily under a bell-glass in 



sand. 



Phyllanthus, moncec. monad, and euphorbiaceae, S, 

 tr. and an. chiefly W. Ind. which succeed well in 

 loam and peat, and cuttings root freely in soil 

 under a hand-glass. 



Phyllis, pentan. dig. and rubiaceae, a G. tr. Canar. 

 which grows in loam and peat, and cuttings root 

 in sand under a hand-glass. 



Phylloma, hexan. monog. and asphodeleae, a S. tr. 

 Bourb. which thrives well in sandy loam, requires 

 very little water, and is increased by suckers. 



Phys. des Arb., Duhamel sur le Physique des Ar- 

 bres. 



Physalis, winter cherry, pentan. monog. and sola- 

 nese, S. and G. tr. and H. peren. and an. chiefly 

 N. Amer. which thrive well in rich, light soil, and 

 are increased by young cuttings under a hand- 

 glass or by seeds. 



Physic-gardeners, herbalists, or simplicists, 7464. 



Physic-nut, — see Jatropha. 



Physic or herb gardens, their formation, 7360. 



Phyteuma, rampion, pentan. monog. and campa- 

 nulaceae, a G. peren. and H. peren. and a bien. 

 chiefly Europe, which thrive in rich, light soil, 

 do well in pots, and are increased by dividing at 

 the root : the garden rampion is a campanula. 



Phytolacca, dodec. decag. and chenopodeae, S. tr. 

 As. Afr. and Amer. which thrive well in loam 

 and peat, and are increased by cuttings or seeds. 



Piaranthus, pentan. monog. and asclepiadeai, a 

 D. S. tr. C. B. S. a succulent which grows in 

 loamy soil with old lime rubbish, and sand well 

 drained, and readily increased by cuttings. 



Picciuoli, Giuseppe, his work on gardening, page 

 1128. A. D. 1783. 



Pick and pick-axe, 1296. 



Picking, 1853. 



Picramnia, dicec. pentan. and , a S. tr. 



Jam. which thrives in loamy soil, and large cut- 

 tings root freely in sand under a hand-glass. 



Picridium, syngen. polyg. asqual. and cichoraceae, 

 a H. peren and an. France and Barb, of common 

 culture. 



Picris, syngen. polyg. aequal. and cicboraceae, H. 

 peren. and an. chiefly Europ. of common cul- 

 ture. 



Picris hieracioides, hawkweed-like, ox-tongue, 

 4291. 



Picton, a seat in Pembrokeshire, 7609. 



Pierard, Charles Francis, his work on gardening, 



page 1122. A. D. 1820. 

 Piercefield, a seat in Monmouthshire, 7567. 

 Pierre, Louis de, his works on gardening, page 1108. 



A. D. 1772. 

 Pigeon-house, — see Columbarium. 

 Pigeon-houses of Persia, 466. 



Pigott, Richard, his work on gardening, page 1114. 



A. D. 1820. 

 Pilewell House, Hampshire, 7594. 

 Pilewort, ficaria verna. 

 Pillwort, pilularia globulifera. 

 Pilularia, pillwort, cryptog. hydropter. and marsi- 



leaceae, a H. peren. Brit, an aquatic of common 



culture. 



Pimelea, dian. monog. and thymelea;, G. tr. Aus- 

 tral. which thrive best in sandy peat, and young 

 cuttings root in sand under a bell-glass. 



Pimpernell, — see Anagallis. 



Pimpiriella, burnet-saxifrage, pentan. dig, and um- 



