The Theory of Horticulture/ John Lindley.

By:

Lindley, John

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Cambridge library collectionPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.Description: xvi, 387 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:

9781108037242

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

635 LIN

Contents:

Book 1. Of the principal circumstances connected with vegetable life which illustrate the operations of gardening. 1. Germination ; 2. Growth by the root ; 3. Growth by the stem ; 4. Action of leaves ; 5. Action of flowers ; 6. Of the maturation of the fruit ; 7. Of temperature --

Book 2. Of the physiological principles upon which the operations of horticulture essentially depend. 1. Of bottom heat 2. Of the moisture of the soil --watering 3. Of atmospherical moisture and temperature 4. Of ventilation 5. Of seed-sowing 6. Of seed-saving 7. Of seed-packing 8. Of propagation by eyes and knaurs 9. Of propagation by leaves 10. Of propagation by cuttings 11. Of propagation by layers and suckers 12. Of propagation by budding and grafting 13. Of pruning 14. Of training 15. Of potting 16. Of transplanting 17. Of the preservation of races by seed 18. Of the improvement of races 19. Of resting 20. Of soil and manure.

Summary: John Lindley (1799-1865) was an English horticulturalist and taxonomist who wrote many influential works, both scientific and popular, about plants. His aim in this book, published in 1840, was to explain to the 'intelligent gardener, and the scientific amateur' the main principles of horticulture and plant physiology.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Medicine, Technology & Management	Non-fiction	635 LIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		41030

Book 2. Of the physiological principles upon which the operations of horticulture essentially depend. 1. Of bottom heat 2. Of the moisture of the soil --watering
3. Of atmospherical moisture and temperature 4. Of ventilation 5. Of seed-sowing 6. Of seed-saving 7. Of seed-packing 8. Of propagation by eyes and knaurs 9. Of propagation by leaves 10. Of propagation by cuttings 11. Of propagation by layers and suckers 12. Of propagation by budding and grafting 13. Of pruning 14. Of training 15. Of potting 16. Of transplanting 17. Of the preservation of races by seed 18. Of the improvement of races 19. Of resting 20. Of soil and manure.

John Lindley (1799-1865) was an English horticulturalist and taxonomist who wrote many influential works, both scientific and popular, about plants. His aim in this book, published in 1840, was to explain to the 'intelligent gardener, and the scientific amateur' the main principles of horticulture and plant physiology.

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