GENERAL INDEX. 
299 
Pepper, on the cultivation of, iii. 
253 
Pepper-moth on roses, xiv. 1 67 
Peperomia pallescens, xv. 118 
Perennials, selection of, for stove, 
greenhouse, open borders, ii. 
202, 208 ; collecting and sowing 
seed of, v. 192; benefited by 
yearly transplantation, ii. 207; 
propagation of tender, xi. 47 
Pereskia aculeata, iv. 64 ; Bleo, iv. 
70 ; an excellent stock for train- 
ing Cactse upon, ix. 187 
Pergularia odoratissima, ii. 109, 
iii. 46 ; campanulata, xiii. 238, 
xiv. 27 
Perianth, composition of the, vii. 
231 
Pericallia syringaria, xiv. 168 
Pericarp, most prominent features 
of the, vii. 258 
Periphragmos pyrifolia, xv. 166 
Periploca Greeca, ii. 37 
Peristeria, ii. 160 ; pendula, iii. 
119; cerina, iv. 117, 132; sta- 
pelioides, vi. 142; Humboldtii, 
x. 93; Humboldtii, var. fulva, 
xii. 117 ; Barkeri, xiii. 45, xiv. 
146 
Perneyttia angustifolia, vii. 261 ; 
mucronata, for winter gardens, 
xi. 253 
Petalidium barlerioides, x. 261 
Peterhoff, great fountain at, xi. 
226 
Petrsea, ii. 107, 109 ; Stapelsice, 
iv. 199 
Petunia violacea, i. 7 ; linearis, ii. 
219 ; nyctaginiflora violacea, ii. 
173; violacea, ii. 168, 192, 216; 
iii. 48, 144 ; propagation of, v. 
168 ; treated as climbing plants, 
vi. 253 ; suggestions for train- 
ing them to trellises on open 
lawns, viii. 96 ; new variety, xiv. 
165 ; spe. nov., xiv. 273 
Phacelia congesta, iii. 94 
Pheedranassa chloracra, xii. 93 
Phajus, ii. 160 ; albus, iv. 166, v. 
125, 139 ; natural habitats of, 
v. 125 ; culture of, v. 159 ; dis- 
tinction of the genus from Bletia, 
v. 126 ; bicolor, vi- 166; Waliichii, 
vi. 193 ; grandifolius, var., vii. 
46, ix. 23 ; bicolor, xi. 92 ; new 
species, xv. 71 
Phalsenopsis amabilis, xiv. 116; 
new variety, xiv. 263; v. 20, 69, 
93, 162, 164 ; vii. 49 
Phalocallis plumbea, vi. 42 
Pharbitis diversifolia, iv. 209 ; 
ostrina, ix. 213, 243 ; Learii, in 
the open air, xiii. 84; cathartica, 
xiv. 92 
Phaseolus, ii. 107, 110 ; caracalla, 
x. 267 ; lobatus, xi. 92 
Phebalium, xiv. 225 
Philadelphia, ii. 230 ; speciosus, 
iv. 259 ; Gordonianus, vi. 138 ; 
mexicanus, ix. 165, xv. 208 
Philibertia gracilis,! v. 234 ; grandi- 
flora, iv. 260, v. 141, vi. 7 
Philotheca, xiv. 225 
Phlogacanthus curviflorus, vii. 67 
Phlomis cashmeriana, xi. 92, xii. 
116 
Phlox Drummondii, ii. 221, iv. 
211; cordata grandiflora, iv. 191, 
xv. 1, 268 ; Youngii, v. 259 ; 
chief points in the cultivation of 
the genus, vii. 198 ; Coldryana, 
vii. 197, xv. 234 ; Van Houtte's, 
x. 22 ; Alcardi, xi. 173 ; bicolor, 
xi. 173 ; Princess Marienne, xi. 
173 ; Van Houtte's, xi. 173, xv. 
233 ; Drummondii alba, xii. 142 ; 
varieties, xii. 191; Leopoldiana, 
xiv. 267, xv. 261 
Pholidota, ii. 184 
Phycella, ii. 69 ; chloraca, xi. 95 
Phyllarthron bojerianum, xii. 164 
Physianthus albens, ii. 109 ; auri- 
comus, viii. 188, xii. 46, 166, 
xiii. 93 
Physiological botany, v. 113 
Physolobium, distinction of the 
genus from Kennedya, viii. 142; 
carinatum, viii. 142 ; gracilis, 
viii. 142 ; carinatum, ix. 118 ; 
gracile, ix. 118 
Physostegia truncata, iii. 165, iv. 
237 ; imbricata, v. 174 ; vir- 
ginica, xiv. 215 
Phytolacca, xv. 186 
Picea, soil suitable for the species 
of, vii. 65 
Picotees, Miss Miller, and Emperor 
of China, iii. 1 1 0 
Picturesque, remarks on the, ix. 
139 
Piddingtonia, xv. 12 
Pigmy Oncidium, iv. 19 ; moth, 
red-headed, xiv. 71 ; satin, 72 
Pilocarpese, xiv. 225 
Pilocarpus, xiv. 225 
Pilumna laxa, xiii. 237 
Pimelea incana, v. 116 ; Hender- 
sonii, vi. 88, xv. 264 ; incana, 
vi, 22, 7 1 ; nana, vii. 1 90 ; spec- 
tabilis, viii, 70, 140 ; disbudding, 
x. 63 ; hypericina, xi. 94 ; affinis, 
xii. 166 ; Stuartii, xv. 118; 
Weippugiana, xv. 191 
Pinaioua, xv. 1 36 
Pinaua, xv. 136 
Pine Apple tribe, ii. 210 
Pines, effect of, at a distance, ix. 
158 
Pinguicula orchidioides, xiii. 116 
Pink, culture of, i. 74 ; criterion of 
a fine one, i. 75 ; ii. 144 ; Vic- 
toria, and Sir Walter Scott, ii. 
262 ; Ann Boleyn, and Superb, 
iii. 71,24 ; Middlesex Beauty, iii. 
262; Warden and Omega, iii. 262; 
Car-nations, Roses, &c, for early 
flowering, iii. 264 ; to be fumi- 
gated, &c. iv.24, 120, 144 ; Mr. 
Henderson's, xiv. 126 
I Pinus, the rarer species of, in- 
creased by grafting, vi. 94 ; 
vinifolia, iii. 121 ; general treat- 
ment of the genus, vii. 62 ; situa- 
tion in which the species succeed 
best, viii. 37 
Pistacia Lentiscus, xiv. 34, xv. 89, 
183 
Pitcairnia undulatifolia, xiii. 164 
Pit -coal, iv. 57 
Pitcher Plant, culture of, iv. 1 
Pith, nature, position, and contrac- 
tion of, vi. 178 ; origin of, xi. 
36 
Pits and frames, management of, 
v. 264 ; most suitable for forcing 
plants into flower, v. 216 ; ven- 
tilation of, xi. 114 
Plan of a cutting-house, i. Ill ; 
flower-garden, i. 154, 184 ; the 
plant stove at Chatsworth, ii. 
105 ; a rosary for Scotch roses, 
iii. 139 
Plantain, iii. 51 
Plantations, directions for dispos- 
ing shrubs in, vi. 82 ; those 
formed for shelter usually 
inimical to plants, vi. 204, ix. 
157 ; the effect of, xii. 215 
Plant-houses, comparison of ancient 
with modern, vi. 249 ; necessity 
for consulting the comfort of 
proprietors in, vi. 254, vii. 24, 71, 
96, 120, 144, 168, 192, 216, 239, 
264, x. 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 
168, 192, 216, 240 ; 264 ; on 
economising room in, x. 252 ; 
xi. 23, 47, 72, 96, 120, 143, 168, 
216, 239, 263, 273 ; xii. 264, 
240 ; light and air to admit to, 
the advantage of, xii. 240 ; xiv. 
205 
Planting trees for ornament, i. 46 ; 
evergreen shrubs, ii. 114, 222 ; 
deciduous, ii. 222 ; suggestions 
about, ix. 235 ; evils of deep, ix. 
235 ; out half-hardy plants, x. 
96 ; summer border plants, xi. 
72 ; showing shrubs in masses, 
xi. 136 ; in groups of one species, 
xi. 137 ; reasons for preferring 
autumn, xi. 259 ; points neces- 
sary to attend to in, xii. 264 
Plants, to preserve choice ones 
from slugs, i. 16 ; treatment of, 
in rooms, i. 39 ; causes of their 
dying, i. 39 ; remarks on those 
which possess the power of 
catching flies, i. 54 ; irrritability 
of, i. 31 ; nervous system of, i. 
31 ; effects of poisons on, i. 31 ; 
definitions of, i. 32 ; reproduc- 
tion of, i. 270 ; to keep in a 
torpid state in cellars during 
winter, ii. 20 ; to preserve on a 
sea voyage, ii. 90 ; choice selec- 
tion of climbers for the open 
air, ii. 33 ; for the greenhouse, 
ii. 85 ; for the stove, ii. 107 ; a 
mode of labelling, ii. 148 ; pecu- 
liarities of, ii. 79 ; fly-catching 
