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Practical botany for gardeners : over 3,000 botanical terms explained and explored / Geoff Hodge.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2013.Description: 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780226093932 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 022609393X (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • QK50 .H63 2013
Contents:
The plant kingdom -- Growth, form, and function -- Inner workings -- Reproduction -- Reproduction -- The beginnings of life -- External factors -- Pruning -- Botany and the senses -- Pests, diseases, and disorders -- Botanists and botanical illustrators.
Summary: This is more than just a useful reference book on the science of botany and the language of horticulture - it is a practical , hands-on guide that will help gardeners understand how plants grow, what affects their performance, and how to get better results. It provides easy-to-understand explanations of over 3,000 botanical words and terms, and shows how these can be applied to everyday gardening practice.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves QK50 .H63 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800144479
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index.

The plant kingdom -- Growth, form, and function -- Inner workings -- Reproduction -- Reproduction -- The beginnings of life -- External factors -- Pruning -- Botany and the senses -- Pests, diseases, and disorders -- Botanists and botanical illustrators.

This is more than just a useful reference book on the science of botany and the language of horticulture - it is a practical , hands-on guide that will help gardeners understand how plants grow, what affects their performance, and how to get better results. It provides easy-to-understand explanations of over 3,000 botanical words and terms, and shows how these can be applied to everyday gardening practice.

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