Fotentille anserina, the wild tansy or goose-grass, 4307.;
Poterium, burnet, monee. polyan. and rosacee, G. tr. S. Eur. and H. peren. Eur. of common cul- ture.
Poterium sanguisorba, the common burnet, 4072.
Pothos, tetran. monog. and aroidee, S. peren. W. Ind. and a H. peren, N. Amer. all of which thrive well in loamy soil, and are increased by dividing the roots, or by seed.
Potsdam, gardens of, 208.
Powdersham Castle, Devonshire, 7600.
Powel, Anthony, Esq. his work on gardening, page 1107. A.D. 1769. c
Powerscourt, a seat in Wicklow, 7654.
Powys Castle, a seat in Montgomeryshire, 7567.
Poynton, a seat in Cheshire, 7590.
Poxzi, George, his works on the vine, page 1128, A.D. 1810.
Prasium, didyn. gymnos. and labiatee, F. tr. S. Eur. which thrives in light rich soil, and young cut- tings root under a hand-glass,
Praslin, formerly Vaux le Vicompte and V. le Vil- lars, now Vause Praslin, a seat near Paris, the first attempt of Le Notre’s to lay out grounds.
Preaudeau-Chemilly, E., his works on gardening, page 1120. A. D. 1794.
Prenanthes, syngen. polyg. zqual. and cichoracez, a F. tr. Barb. and H. peren. and a bien. N. Amer, and Eur. of common culture.
Preserving vegetables, 2289.
Preserving vegetables, operation for, 2289,
Preston Hall, in East Lothian, 7619.
Prestwood, a seat in Staffordshire, 7570,
Prestwould Hall, Leicestershire, 7573,
Price, Uvedale, Esq., his writings on gardening, page 1110. A. D. 1794.
Prick, or pricker, a small dibber,—see Dibber. Pricking, or pricking out, transplanting very young plants or seedlings, with a prick or small dibber.
Primrose, primula vulgaris,—see Primula.
Primula, primrose, pentan. monog, and primulacee, H. peren. Eur. beautiful little plants: the hardier sorts grow in loamy soils in shaded situations, and the alpines thrive best in peat and loam in pots; all require to be frequently parted and re- planted.
Primula auricula, the auricula, 6339.
Primula elatior, the oxlip, 6403.
Primula veris, the cowslip, 6401.
Primula vulgaris, the primrose, 6399.
Primula vulgaris, var. polyanthus, the polyanthus, 6389.
Prince’s feather, amaranthus hypochondriacus.
Prinos, winter berry, hexan. monog. and rhamnea, F. and H. tr. N. Amer. which grow well in light soil, but prefer peat, and are increased by layers or seeds.
Priory, a seat in Hampshire, 7594.
Priory, a seat in Surrey, 7527.
Priva, didyn. angios. and verbenacee, S. peren. Mex. and E. Ind. which grow in loam and peat, and cuttings root readily under a hand- glass.
Privet,—see Ligustrum.
Professional police of gardening, 7700.
Promenades, public, equestrian, pedestrian, and mountain, 7313. to 7322.
Pronville, Augustus de, his work on gardening, page 1122. A. D. 1818.
Propagation, different operations for, 1985.
Propriety, as a requisite beauty in gardening, 927)
Props for plants, different kinds of, used in garden- ing, 1517.
Prosopis, decan. monog. and leguminosee, a S. tr. E. Ind. a prickly plant of which the pods are eaten as a spice in India; it grows in loam and peat, and cuttings root in sand under a hand- glass.
Prospect towers, their use in gardening, 1806.
Prostanthera, didyn. gymnos. and labiatee, a G. tr. N.S. W. a beautiful plant which thrives in loam and peat, and cuttings root in the same soil under a hand-glass.
Protea, tetran. monog. and proteacee, G. tr. C.B.S.
magnificent plants which grow best in light turfy
loam, with one third fine sand; the pots well drained, and furnished with a stratum of sherds or gravel; care must be taken not to let the plants droop for want of water, as they will sel-
dom recover. Ripened cuttings taken off at a
joint, and pared quite smooth, and thinly planted
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in pots of sand, will root under a hand-glass, but not plunged; damp must be avoided by wiping the glasses frequently.
Protecting vegetables, 2206,
Prunella, self-heal, didyn. gymnos. and labiatez. H. peren. and an. N. Amer. and Eur. which thrive in light rich soil, and are increased by dividing at the root.
Pruning, origin of, 32.
Pruning, science of, 2110.
Prunus, the plum and cherry, icos. di-pentag. and rosacee, S. G. and F. tr. W. and E. Ind. and H, tr. Eur. and N. Amer. The G., and F. Sp. grow in loam and peat, and cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass: the H. sorts grow in any loamy soil, aud are increased by all the modes of propagating rees.
Prunus avium, the gean, 4577.
Prunus cerasus, the cherry, 4574; cherry-house, 2674; and to force the cherry, 3117.
Prunus domestica, the common plum, 4550; to force the plum, 4570. j
Prunus spinosa, the sloe, 4765; P. padus, the bird- cherry, 4766.
Psiadia, syngen. polyg. necess. and corymbiferez, a S. tr. Maurit. which grows freely in rich light a and cuttings will root readily under a hand- glass.
Psidium, guava, icos. monog. and myrteacee, S. tr. W. Ind. grown there for their fruit: here they thrive in loam and peat, and ripen fruit readily; they are increased by cuttings in sand under a hand-glass, or by layers.
Psidium, pyriferum, pomiferum,&c. 5982.
Psilotum, cryptog. stachyopt. and lycopodinez, a S. peren. W. Ind. a fern which grows in loam and Beats and cuttings will root under a hand-glass in sand.
Psoralea diadelph. decan. and leguminosee, a S. bien. and G. tr. and peren. chiefly C. B. S. which grow freely in loam and peat, and are increased by cuttings in sand under a bell-glass, or by seeds, which they ripen abundantly.
Psoralea esculenta, the bread-root, 4333. 6031.
Psychotria, pentan. monog. and rubiacez, S. tr. W. Ind. which grow in loam and peat, and cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass.
Pteris, brake, cryptog. filices and_filiceze, a S. tr. and peren. W. Ind. G. peren. Mad. N.S. W. and H. peren. Brit. and N. Amer. all of easy cul- ture.
Pterocarpus, diadelph. decan. and leguminosez, S. tr. E. and W. Ind. which thrive in light loamy soil, and cuttings not deprived of their leaves, root in sand under a hand-glass.
Pteronia, syngen. polyg. equal. and cynarocephalee, G. tr. C. B. S. which thrive in loam and peat, and cuttings root freely under a hand-glass.
Pterospermum, monad. dodec. and malvacee, G. tr. E. Ind. which thrive well in light loam, and cut- tings, not deprived of their leaves, root freely in sand under a hand-glass.
Pterostylis, gynan. monan. and orchidew, a G. peren. N. S. W. which thrives in sandy loam and peat, without much water after it has done flower- ing.
Pterygodium, gynan. monan. and orchidea, a G. peren. C. B.S. which may be treated as ptero- Stylis.
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Public squares, their formation, 7319; manage- ment, 7491.
Puccoon, sanguinaria canadensis.
Puddling or mudding the roots of plants, 6849.
Puddling to hold water, 1719.
Pulhawa, a seat near Lublin, in Poland, 283.
Pullein, Samuel, M. A., his work on gardening, page 1105. A. D. 1760.
Pulmonaria, lungwort, pentan. monog. and bora. gine, H. peren. Eur. and N. Amer. of easy cul- ture in light soil.
Pulsatilla, pasque flower, polyan. polyg. and ranun- culacez, ft peren. Eur. which grow best in light sandy soil, and may be increased by division at the root.
Pultenza, decan. monog. and leguminosee, S. tr. Austral. which grow in sandy loam and peat, and cuttings root readily under a bell.glass in sand.
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