GENERAL INDEX. 



1215 



Plectronia, pentan. monog. and rhamnese, a G. tr. 



C. B. S. whicli thrives in loam and peat, and 



ripened cuttings root under a hand-glass in sand. 

 Pieea, ennean. trig, and junceae, a G. peren. Carol. 



of common culture. 

 Plenck, J. J., his work on gardening, page 1125. 



A.D. 1784. 



Plenck ic, Icones Plantarum, &c., or figures of 

 plants, &c. by Dr. J. J. Plenck. 



Pleurothallis, gynan. monan. and orchideee, a S. 

 peren. W. Ind. a parasite which requires to be 

 treated as aerides, &c. 



Plocama, pentan. monog. and rubiaceee, a G. tr. 

 Canar. which grows in loam and peat, and 

 ripened cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Plot (from coniplolei-, to contrive or design), a 

 plot laid out in figures or contrivances, as a par- 

 terre. 



Ploughed gardens and their management, 7453. to 

 7456. 



Ploughman's spikenard, — see Baccharis. 

 Pluk. aim., Leon. Plukennett Almagestum Bota- 

 nicum. 



Pluk. phyt, L. Plukennett Phytographia. 



Plukenetia, monoec. monad, and euphorbiaces, aS. 

 tr. W. Ind. a climber which grows best in loamy 

 soil, and cuttings root in sand under a hand- 

 glass. 



Plum-tree, — see Prunus. 



Plumbago, leadwort, pentan. monog. and plumba- 

 gineae, S. tr. E. and W. Ind. a G. tr. C. B. S. and 

 a H. peren. S. Eur. The S. and G. species flower 

 freely in loam and peat, and cuttings root in sand 

 under a hand-glass : the H. species is of easy 

 culture. 



Plumeria, pentan. dig. and apocynea, S. tr. E. and 

 W. Ind. which flower freely in light, loamy soil, 

 and require but little water, especially when not 

 in a growing state. Large cuttings laid to dry for 

 a considerable time, and stuck in the tan, will 

 root freely. 



Plumpton, scenery of, in Yorkshire, 7582. 



Pluviometer, or rain-gauge, 1286. 



Poa, meadow-grass, trian. dig. and gramineae, S. 

 peren. and an. E. Ind. and H. peren. and an. 

 Eur. and N. Amer. all of the easiest culture. 



Podalyria, decan. monog. and leguminoseee, G. tr. 

 C. B. S. pretty plants which grow in loam and 

 peat, and are increased by ripened cuttings in 

 sand, under a hand-glass, or by seeds. 



Podocarpus, moncec. monadel. and coniferese, G. tr. 

 China and C. B. S. which grow in loam and peat, 

 and ripened cuttings root readily under a hand- 

 glass in sand. 



Podolepis, syngen. polyg. super, and corymbifereee, 

 G. peren. Au.stral. which thrive well in loan! and 

 peat, and are increased by dividing at the root. 



Podolobiurn, decan. monog. and leguminoseas, a G. 

 tr. N. S. W. a handsome plant which grows in 

 loam and peat, and young cuttings may be rooted 

 in sand under a bell-glass. 



Podophyllum, duck's foot, polyan. monog. and pa- 

 paveracese, a H. peren. N. Amer. which thrives 

 in rich, light soil, and isdncreased by dividing at 

 the root. 



Poederle, I'aine, his works on gardening, 



page 1129. A.D. 1772. 

 Poet's cassia, osyris alba. 



Pogonia, gynan. monan. and orchideee, a G. peren. 

 and H. peren. N. Amer. which grows best in 

 peat, and is increased by offsets from the bulbs. 



Poincinia, Barbadoes flower-fence, decan. monog. 

 and leguminoseas, S. tr. E. Ind. which require a 

 strong heat to make them flower well ; they grow 

 in loam and peat, and are increased by cuttings 

 in sand, under a hand-glass, or by seeds. 



Poinsot, , his work on gardening, page 1121. 



A.D. 1804. 



Poison-nut, strychnos nux vomica. 



Poison-oak, rhus toxicodendron. 



Poisonous plants, of common occurrence, in Britain, 

 4234. 



Polemonium, Greek valerian, pentan. monog. and 



polemoniaceas, H. peren. N. Amer. and Brit, of 



the easiest culture. 

 Polesdon, a seat in Surrey, 7.'327. 

 Polianthes, tuberose, hexan. monog. and hemorocal- 



lidose, a G. peren. E. Ind., 6332. 

 Policie, the Scotch term for pleasure-ground. 

 Polish and Russian works on gardening, 7697. 

 Polish millet, digitaria sanguinalis, 1335. 

 PoUichia, monan. monog. and chenopodes, a G. 



bien. C. B. S. of easy culture 



Polycarpon, all-seed, tetran. trig, and caryopbyMe«, 

 a H. an. Engl, of common treatment. 



Polycnemum, trian. monog. and chenopodea?, a H. 

 an. S. Eur. of common culture. 



Polygala, milkwort, diadelph. octan. and pedicula- 

 reae, G. tr. C. B. S. and H. tr. peren. and an. Eur. 

 and N. Amer. ; the G. sp. grow in peat soil, and 

 young cuttings root freely in sand, under a bell- 

 glass ; the hardy sorts prefer a similar soil, and 

 are increased by dividing at the root, or seeds. 



Polygonatum, Solomon's seal, hexan. monog. and 

 smilaceas, H. peren. Brit, and Amer. of easy cul- 

 ture. 



Polygonatum vulgare, 4308. 



Polygonum persicaria, octan. trig, and polygoneaa, a 



S. peren. and G. bien. E. Ind. and H. tr. peren. 



and an. Eur. and N. Amer. of easy culture. 

 Polymnia, syngen. polyg. necess. and corymbifereae, 



a S. bien. Afr. and H. peren. Amer. of common 



culture. 



Polypodium, polypody, cryptog. Alices and filiceae, 

 S. peren. W. Ind. and H. peren. Brit, of easy cul- 

 ture. 



Polypody, — see Polypodium. 



Polypogon, trian. dig. and gramineae, a H. peren. 

 Brit, a grass of the usual culture. 



Pom. Brit., Pomona Britannica, by Henry Phillips. 



Pomaderris, pentan. monog. and rhamneae, G. tr. 

 N. Holl. which thrive in loam and peat, and 

 cuttings root freely in sand under a hand- 

 glass. 



Pomegranate, — see Punica. 

 Pon-qua-qua, his villa, near Canton, 480. 

 Ponds, their formation, 1719, larger excavations, 

 1945. 



Pondweed, — see Potamogeton. 



Pongamia, diadel. decan. and leguminoseae, a S. tr. 

 E. Ind. which thrives in loam and peat, and cut- 

 tings root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Poniemenia, a seat at Grodno, 283. 



Ponsonby Hall, Cumberland, 7593. 



Pontederia, hexan. monog. and asphodeleas, a S. 

 peren. E. Ind. and H. peren. N. Amer. aquatics of 

 common culture. 



Pontey, Mr. William, his works on gardening, 

 page 1112. A. D. 1800. 



Ponthieva, gynan. monan. and orchideae, a S. peren. 

 W. Ind. which grows in sandy loam and peat well 

 drained, and little water given when it is not in a 

 growing state. 



Pontilly Castle, Cornwall, 7601. 



Ponty Pool, a seat in Monmouthshire, 7567. 



Poplar, — see Populus. 



Poppy, — see Papaver. 



Populus, poplar, dioec. octan. and amentaceaej H. 

 tr. N. Amer. and Eur. of easy culture in moist 

 deep soil, and increased readily, some by cut- 

 tings, others by layers, and all by cuttings of the 

 root. 



Populus alba, and other species grown as timber- 

 trees, 7134. to 7142. 



Porcelia, polyan. polyg. and annoneaceae, H. tr. N. 

 Amer. which grow in loam and peat, and are in- 

 creased by layers. 



Porches, 1809. 



Port Elliot, a seat in Cornwall, 7601. 



Portable threshing machine, in use in gardening, 



1705. 

 Porticoes, 1809. 



Portlandia, pentan. monog. and rubiaceae, S. tr. 

 W. Ind. beautiful plants which thrive in sandy 

 loam and peat, and cuttings, with their leaves 

 not shortened, root readily under a hand-glass. 



Portswood House, Hampshire, 7594. 



Portulaca, purslane, dodec. monog. and portulaceae, 

 a S. bien. and an. E. and W. Ind. and H. an. S. 

 Amer. and Eur. of common culture. 



Portulaca oleracea, the garden purslane, 4088. 



Portulacaria, purslane-tree, pentan. pentag. and 

 portulaceffi, a G. tr. Afr. a succulent which thrives 

 in sandy loam and brick rubbish, and is easily in- 

 creased by cuttings. 



Poscharskey, Ch. F., his works on gardening, page 

 1127. A.D. 1808. 



Pot-herbs and garnishings, 4081 : to force pot-herbs, 

 3399. 



Potamogeton, pond-weed, tetrandr. tetragyn. and 

 alismaceae, H. peren. Brit, aquatics of easy cul- 

 ture. 



Potatoe, — see Solanum. 



Potentilla, cinquefoil (five leaves), icos. polyg. and 

 rosaceae, H. tr. peren. and a bien. chiefly Eur. of 

 j easy culture. 



