INDEX 



Mckar-iree, 260. 



iVzVaie of potash and of lime, 409. 



mssa aquatica, water tupelo tree, 265. JV. ogeche, ogech© 

 lime tree, 266. N. sykatica, upland tupelo tree, ib. 



O. 



Oaks, varieties of, 237. Determination of their species difS- 

 cuit, 238. Former descriptions of obscure, 239. Metho- 

 dical disposition of, 242. See ^ercus. 



Ochres, varieties of, 402. 



Oil bituminous, 410. 



Oniscus pr^egustator, 362. 



Opossum f 328. 



Oryza, rice, 230. 



Otter, 338. 



Oyster shells, beds of, on the Savannah river, 121. Stratum 

 of, in South Carolina, 476. 



P. 



Fatmetto royal, or bayonet bush, 275. 

 Partridge, or quail, 353. 



Passaick river, falls of the, in New Jersey , 458. 

 Persimmon, or American prune tree, 267. Its uses in tUe 



arts, 268. 

 Phleum praieme, timothy grass, 225. 



Pigeon, wild, 347. Curious account of their roosts in the Mis? 



sissippi territory, ib. 

 Pike 361. 

 Pimpernel^ 276. 



Pine trees, varieties of, 258. Destroyed by a bug, 385. 

 Pinnus strobus, white pine tree, 258. P. abies^ balsaoruii spruce, 



ib. P.Americana, hemlocK tree, 259. 

 Pipeline, 



Plane tree, or button wood.. 260. 

 Platalea ajaja, roseate spoonbill, 355. 

 Platanus occidentalism American plane tree, 260. 

 Plumbago, or black lead, 413. 



Poa viridis, greensward grass, 217. P. compressa^ blue grass, 

 218. 



