INDEX TO APPENDIX.

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454 —The different varieties chiefly cultivated in Scotland , nearly in theorder of ripening, 446.

Pears, list of, for use in succession, from July to July agpin, as generally fur-nished from his Grace the Duke of Buccleugh’s garden at Dalkeith, i. 455*—Different varieties chiefly cultivated in Scotland , 440.—Principal sortschiefly cultivated in Clydesdale, 456.—In the Carse of Gowrie, 459. t

Peat-moss , inquiry concerning the orign and nature of, ii. 2.—Account of someexperiments tried relative to this object, 6.—Conclusions resulting therefrom,15.—Further queries naturally suggested, 14.—Sequel to tire experimentalinquiry into the nature of, 422.

- soil, on the rotations of crops best suited for, with observations on the pro-per method of its cultivation, ii. 55.—1. Hill-moss, or moor-soil, 54.—2.Bent-moss, ib.—5. Flow-inoss, 56.—4. Miscellaneous observations on theculture of, 59.

Peebles-shire , or Tweeddale, observations on the situation, features, proprietors,and prevalent names, cultivation, crops, and live-stock of, i. 19.—Particularenumeration of the varieties of live-stock reared in, their numbers and value,ii. 157—186.

Permanent pasture, question respecting the utility of keeping land in, illustrat-ed and discussed, i. 597.

Perthshire , observations on the situation, features, proprietors, and prevalentnames, cultivation, crops, and live-stock of, i. 55.—Particulars respectingthe varieties of live-stock reared in, their number and value, ii. 168—186.

Plan for ascertaining the effects of the different sorts of manures in promotingvegetation, ii. 124.

- of a field, as proposed to be laid out for experiments on vegetation, ii. 129.

Planting , laws regarding.—Scotch acts, i. 492.—1. Regulations, ib.—2. Pu-nishments, ib.—British statutes, 495.—Statutory presumption, 497.—Re-marks respecting the best mode of, and other interesting subjects, 505.

Ploughing up old leas, remarks on, i. 585.

Ploughs , description of one made use of in the Hebrides , i. 550.—The ristle,or sickle, described, ib.

. — -account of James Small’s improvements in making, i. 552.—Descrip-tion of, 558.

Plums , list of, for use in rotation, as furnished from his Grace the Duke ofBuccleugh’s garden at Dalkeith, i. 454—Different varieties chiefly cultivat-ed in Scotland , 445.—List of the principal sorts cultivated in Clydesdale, 456.—In the Carse of Gowrie, 460.

Political divisions of Scotland , particulars respecting, i. 1—7.

- .— economy of Scotland , preliminary observations to the consideration

of those circumstances connected with the improvement of a country whichdepend on legislative authority, or public encouragement, ii. 189.—1. Of in-dustry in general, and the classes into which it may be divided, 195.—2. Ofagricultural industry, and the means of promoting it, 200. —5. Of the pro-ducing industry of mines and fisheries, 252.—4. Of manufactures and com-merce, 240.—5. Of the poor, 245.—6. Population, 251.—7. On the various