Rice, Laura Williams

Practical horticulture/ Laura Williams Rice; Robert P Rice - 7th ed - Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011. - ix, 438 p. 28 cm.

The "green industry" and careers in horticulture --
Botanical nomenclature, anatomy, and physiology --
Plant growth and development --
Climate and plant growth --
Plant propagation --
Outdoor soils and fertility --
Diagnosing and treating outdoor plant disorders --
Vegetable gardening --
Growing tree fruits and nuts --
Bush and other small fruits --
Flower and herb gardening --
Home landscape planning --
Landscape installation and maintenance --
Lawns and lawn substitutes --
Indoor plant maintenance --
Media, fertilizers, and watering --
Light and indoor plant growth --
Controlling indoor plant pests and diseases --
Decorating with growing plants and fresh flowers --
Greenhouses and related climate-controlling structures.

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Horticulture.
Gardening.
Indoor gardening.

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