CONTENTS PREFACE ... ⅶ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... ⅸ SECTION 1 HORTICULTURE : AN INTRODUCTION Unit 1 Exploring the Horticulture Field ... 1 Unit 2 Plant Taxonomy : How Plants Are Named ... 13 SECTION 2 PLANT SCIENCE Unit 3 Parts of the Plant and Their Functions ... 21 Unit 4 Environmental Requirements for Good Plant Growth ... 32 Unit 5 Growth Stimulants, Retardants, and Rooting Hormones ... 48 SECTION 3 PLANT PROPAGATION Unit 6 Seeds ... 61 Unit 7 Softwood and Semi-hardwood Cuttings, and Tissue Culture ... 73 Unit 8 Hardwood Cuttings ... 86 Unit 9 Separation and Division ... 91 Unit 10 Grafting ... 98 Unit 11 Budding ... 107 Unit 12 Layering ... 115 SECTION 4 GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT AND CROPS Unit 13 Poinsettias ... 125 Unit 14 Chrysanthemums ... 133 Unit 15 Easter Lilies ... 142 SECTION 5 INTEGRATED PEST CONTROL Unit 16 Integrated Pest Control and the Biological Control of Pests and Diseases ... 151 Unit 17 The Safe Use of Pesticides ... 162 Unit 18 Insecticides ... 171 Unit 19 Fungicides, Rodenticides, Molluscicides, and Nematocides ... 181 Unit 20 Herbicides ... 188 SECTION 6 CONTAINER GROWN PLANTS Unit 21 Terrariums ... 207 Unit 22 The Art of Bonsai ... 219 Unit 23 The Interior Landscape : Houseplants and Plantscaping ... 230 Unit 24 Shrubs and Trees ... 251 SECTION 7 USING PLANTS IN THE LANDSCAPE Unit 25 Annual Bedding Plants ... 275 Unit 26 Perennials, Ornamental Grass, Vines, and Bamboo ... 286 Unit 27 Narrowleaf Evergreens ... 297 Unit 28 Broadleaf Evergreens ... 309 Unit 29 Deciduous Trees ... 319 Unit 30 Deciduous Shrubs ... 335 Unit 31 Ground Covers ... 345 Unit 32 Bulbs ... 353 Unit 33 Techniques of Pruning ... 361 Unit 34 Principles of Landscaping, Maintenance, and Xeriscaping ... 368 SECTION 8 LAWN AND TURFGRASS ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE Unit 35 Establishing the Lawn ... 383 Unit 36 Maintaining the Lawn ... 392 Unit 37 Renovating the Lawn ... 401 SECTION 9 THE VEGETABLE GARDEN Unit 38 Planning and Preparing the Garden Site ... 409 Unit 39 Planting the Vegetable Garden ... 423 Unit 40 Caring for the Vegetable Garden ... 445 Unit 41 Favorite Garden Vegetables ... 458 SECTION 10 THE SMALL FRUIT GARDEN Unit 42 Strawberries ... 475 Unit 43 Blueberries ... 485 Unit 44 The Bramble Fruits ... 494 Unit 45 Grapes ... 503 SECTION 11 HOLIDAY CRAFTS AND FLORAL DESIGNS Unit 46 Wreaths and Door Swags ... 511 Unit 47 Creating Holiday Centerpieces ... 517 Unit 48 Creating Bows for Floral Designs ... 521 Unit 49 Floral Designs ... 526 Unit 50 Corsages and Boutonnieres ... 534 APPENDIX ... 537 GLOSSARY ... 541 INDEX ... 547