288 INDEX. 
Perry, of what made, 147 
Peruvian bark, whence obtained, how prepared for, use, and uses 
of, 45 
Petals, 2 
Pimento, description and cultivation of, 138, 139 
, how collected and prepared for use, and uses of, 158 
Pine, Weymouth, description arid uses of, 235 
Pines, fruit, description, history, cultivation, and uses of, 87 
Pistil, 2 
Pitch, how prepared, and uses of, 234, 235 
Plane tree, description and uses of, 230 
Plantain tree, description and uses of,. 259 
Plum, common, description and uses of, 143 
, French, 44 
, bullace, fruit, flowers, and wood, uses of, 141 
Pomegranate, description and uses of, 141, 142 
Pontac wine, 66 
Pontefract cakes, how made, and uses of, 187 
Poplar, great white, description and uses of, 253, 254, 
, trembling, 254 
, black, 254 
-.., Lombardy or Italian, 255 
Poppy, white, description, cultivation, and uses of, 154, 155 
Port-wine, 65 
Potatoe, roots, stalks, and apples, uses of, 54 56 
Pounce, from what prepared, 257 
Prunes, 144 
Puff-ball, description and use of, 275 
Pumpkin or pompion, description and uses of, 208 
Q. 
Quassia, description, history, and uses of, 134, 135 
Quince, description and uses of, 149, 150 
Q.uincy berries. See Currants, black. 
R. 
Rack or arrack, from what prepared, 218 
Raisins, how prepared, and uses of, 70 
Rape, culture and uses of, 7O 
Raspberry, uses of, 152 
, brandy, how made, 152 
Rattan, description and uses of, 100 
Receptacle, 3 
Reed, common, uses of, 36 
Resin, common- and yellow, how prepared, and uses of, 233 
Rhenish wine, 67 
Rhubarb, officinal or Turkey, how obtained, and uses of, 123 
-, how cultivated in England, 124. 
