The American Horticultural Society A-Z

-- The integration of lush photograhy and detailed descriptions on each page make this book as easy to use as it is comprehensive.
-- Over 15,000 plants in 6,000 photographs and illustrations.

Foreword

7

(1)

How to use this encyclopedia

8

(2)

INTRODUCTION

10-54

(44)

BOTANY FOR THE GARDENER

10

(8)

The plant kingdom

10

(2)

The life of a plant

12

(2)

Leaves

14

(2)

Flowers

16

(2)

CULTIVATION

18

(14)

Hardiness

18

(1)

Gardening in different regions

19

(1)

The garden environment

20

(2)

Outdoor cultivation

22

(2)

Care under glass

24

(1)

Pruning

25

(1)

Pruning groups

26

(2)

Propagation

28

(2)

Plant problems

30

(1)

Organic issues and native plants

31

(1)

ORNAMENTAL PLANT GROUPS

32

(23)

Trees

32

(2)

Shrubs

34

(2)

Climbers

36

(2)

Perennials

38

(2)

Rock plants

40

(2)

Annuals and biennials

42

(2)

Bulbous plants

44

(2)

Orchids

46

(1)

Bromeliads

47

(1)

Cacti and other succulents

48

(2)

Palms and cycads

50

(1)

Ferns

51

(1)

Aquatic plants

52

(2)

Grasses and bamboos

54

(1)

THE A-Z PLANT DIRECTORY

55-1071

(1016)

Glossary

1072

(7)

Common names

1079

(12)

Acknowledgments

1091

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The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants

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