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...sent as a tribute to the house of sorrow. They therefore have their place in the work of every flower-shop. ...ible from a stiff, set formality. A design must, of necessity, be distinct in outline, but by a careful and free use of ferns and other florists' "green,

...io, Guelph; Manitoba, Winnipeg; Saskatchewan, Saskatoon; British Columbia, in plan at the university being established at Victoria. ...collegiate grade or name. There is a college of agriculture in every state in the Union, being part of a national system with cooperation and aid from th

...an $100,000,000 is now invested in the cultivation and sale of cut-flowers in America. Although statistics of the cut-flowers alone are not available, a ...um, heliotrope and a few tea roses. The most profitable white cut-flowers, in the opinion of many florists, were Stevia serrata, Double White camellia, C

...ve the appearance of railway rights-of-way and station grounds; and, as an art of design, which lays out the approaches and makes the subdivisions of the In this article, in a cyclopedia of horticulture, it is not intended to discuss the theory of d

...If this is a page for a Variety/Cultivar, usually comes after "var." or is in 'single quotes' --> ...descriptive literature can compare with this method of acquiring accuracy in naming and describing fruits, flowers, and vegetables.

[[Image:Apple tree grafting 3.jpg|thumb|400px|Numerous grafts in one spot.]] ...ning of two separate plants into one. The process of inserting a [[scion]] in a plant with the intention that it shall grow there.{{SCH}}

...s the methodical removal of parts of a plant with the object to improve it in some respect for the purposes of the cultivator. Much of the current "pruni ...ducing some definite effect in the formation of fruit-buds or leaf-buds or in modifying the habit of the plant.

...er of species and many [[hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] [[cultivar]]s are grown in gardens, used as pot plants or as fresh cut flowers. Most cultivars of tuli ...152085 26 Page 199</ref> The flat, light to dark brown seeds are arranged in two rows per chamber and have very thin seed coats and endosperm that does

...zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! ...bfamily]], the [[Prunoideae]] (or [[Amygdaloideae]]), but sometimes placed in its own family, the [[Prunaceae]] (or Amygdalaceae). There are several hund

In beginning the artificial cultivation of plants, our early ancestors, even w ...Camerarius in 1691; and the first hybrid of which there is record was made in 1719 by Thomas Fairchild, an English gardener, who crossed the carnation wi

...). In England, the word greenhouse is mostly used for a house or structure in which are kept or grown those plants that do not require a very high temper ...ittle used in this country, and when used it is mostly applied generically in the sense of greenhouse.

...e world easily hybridize, which has given rise to the many types of garden roses. ...tem. The vast majority of roses are [[deciduous]], but a few (particularly in Southeast [[Asia]]) are [[evergreen]] or nearly so.

...sense, with forestry and horticulture. The nursery business, as understood in North America, is considered to be within the field of horticulture. ...t of "a garden of all sorts of pleasant flowers," was published in England in 1629.

...Carnation, Lettuce, Mushroom, and many others; and they are also displayed in class articles, as Alpine Plants, Kitchen-Gardening, Annuals, Biennials, Pe ...attention to the assembly on Herbs in Vol. III and on Landscape Gardening in Vol. IV. Inasmuch as trees are discussed under Arboriculture and herbaceous

...ssible, of course, to list all the plant diseases and all the insect pests in a compilation of this kind; but it is desired that the catalogues shall com ...ms as dwarfing, chlorosis, and the like. Forms of plant diseases are shown in Figs. 1279-1292.