INDEX. 



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Percival, J. : Barley stripe or blindness ... ... ... ... XII., 349 



Coltsfoot XIII., 735 



Couch or Twitch XVI., 279 



Thistles ... XII., 705 



Perennial ryegrass ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XI., 418 



Perry ; Market for English perry in Holland ... XII., 576 



Standard in France ... ... ... ... ... ... XV., 777 



Summary of experiments ... ... ... ... ... XVI., 1025 



Persia : Wheat cultivation XVII., 412 



Persicaria, the weed ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XIV. , 504 



Pharmacy and Poisons Acts, 1908 XVI., 146 



Fhaseolus lunatus (Java beans), poisonous properties ... XII., 742 ; XIII., 



52; XIV., 722 



Phelps, William : Water supply for villages ... ... ... XV., 350 



Phormium tenax, New Zealand flax XIV., 166 ; XV., 532 



Phosphates. See Manures. 



Physical Deterioration Committee, Report ... ... ... XL, 307 



Pigeons, food habits of wood pigeons ... ... ... ... XIV., 686 



Rearing for market ... ... ... ... ... ... XII., 272 



Pigs (see also Live Stock and Diseases of Live Stock) : 



Bacon-curing, co-operative ... ... ... ... ... XVI., 99 



Feeding experiments XVI., 245, 661 ; XVII., 1014 



Suggestions as to pig-feeding ... XIV., 587 ; XVI., 718, 820 

 With cooked and uncooked' potatoes ... ... ... XVII., 926 



Insurance ... XII., 82 ; XV., 32, 572 



Maize and maize meal, feeding on ... ... ... ... XIV., 542 



Movement of swine in combined districts ... XL, 619 ; XII., 682 



Pig clubs XII., 82 ; XV., 32, 572 



Summaries of experiments ... ... ... ... ... XVI., 661 



World's stock of swine XVII., 1035 



i^eZ^f^fm, improvement of breeds ... ... ... ... XL, 25 



(^m?mn?/, insurance in Bavaria ... ... ... ... XL, 620 



JreZa??f/, improvement scheme ... ... ... ... ... XIII., 481 



i?ws6?o, breeding in ... ... ... ... XIV., 35 



British breeding stock in ... ... ... ... ... XL, 293 



Pigsties, construction of ... ... ... ... ... ... XL, 129' 



Plant breeding. See Wheat. 



Plants (see also L\mgi, Lnsects, and Lmport RegiLationH) : 



Abnormal growth ... XV., 204, S84, 510, 690^ 



Cold, action on plants ... ... ... ... ... ... XVII., 304 



Excretion of poisonous substances by r©ots ... ... ... XVI. , 68 



Fumigation by hydrocyanic acid gas ... ... ... ... XIII., 370' 



Growth, efiect of overhead electrical discharges ... ... XVII., 16 



Injury by fumes from factory chimneys ... ... ... XV., 778 



International plant protection, new publication ... ... XV., 303 



Manuring of plants in pots ... XVL, 70 



Ca/>e Co/o/^y, inspection of nurseries ... ... ... ... XII., 567 



Ce^/Zo^, destruction of plant pests ... ... ... ... XVL, 412' 



Germany, control of plant diseases ... ... XV., 842 ; XVL, 848 



South Africa, market for seeds, plants, and bulbs ... ... XIII. , 121 



Plover or lapwing, prevalence of ... ... ... ... •■■ XVL, 747 



Plums (see also Fruit) : Evaporating or drying ... ... ... XII., 756 



Grafting XI L, 1 



Manuring . . XVL, 941 



Planting XL, 449 



Pulping XL, 621 



Spraying ' XL, 641 



Training and pruning ... ... ... ... .. .. XL, 522 



Varieties XL, 454 



