Introduction to Floriculture, Second Edition

Every major floriculture crop is discussed in detail in Introduction to Floriculture, Second Edition. The information presented can be used as guidelines for the production of these crops. Divided into two sections on miscellaneous cut flowers and other flowering potted plants, this newly revised edition updates and expands on the existing information from the first edition and contains two completely new chapters on specialty cut flowers and geraniums. This book will be an invaluable source of information for the student as well as the commercial grower. Key Features * Surveys every major commercial floriculture crop in detail * Covers history, taxonomy, economics, propagation, general culture, disease and insect problems, physiological disorders, and marketing in each chapter * Highlights culture procedures that: * Result in the production of high-quality floriculture crops * Reduce the need for pesticide applications * Decrease greenhouse water runoff problems * Increase the longevity of the various crops for the consumer * Presents the latest information that can be used as guidelines for the commercial production of crops * Discusses response of specific crops to management practices such as temperature and daylength manipulation, use of growth regulators, and hypobaric storage * Written by 25 recognized floriculture crop experts Content: CONTRIBUTORS , Page ii , Allan M. Armitage, Douglas A. Bailey, William H. Carlson, Charles A. Conover, G. Douglas Crater, Dominic J. Durkin, William C. Fonteno, P. Allen Hammer, David E. Hartley, Royal D. Heins, August De Hertogh, Mark P. Kaczperski, Meriam G. Karlsson, R. Kent Kimmins, Anton M. Kofranek, Roy A. Larson, Alton J. Pertuit Jr., Marlin N. Rogers, Edward M. Rowley, Thomas J. Sheehan, et al. Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv List of Contributors , Pages xiii-xiv , Allan M. Armitage, Douglas A. Bailey, William H. Carlson, Charles A. Conover, G. Douglas Crater, Dominic J. Durkin, William C. Fonteno, P. Allen Hammer, David E. Hartley, Royal D. Heins, August De Hertogh, Mark P. Kaczperski, Meriam G. Karlsson, R. Kent Kimmins, Anton M. Kofranek, Roy A. Larson, Alton J. Pertuit Jr., Marlin N. Rogers, Edward M. Rowley, Thomas J. Sheehan, et al. Preface , Pages xv-xvi , Roy A. Larson 1 - Cut Chrysanthemums , Pages 3-42 , Anton M. Kofranek 2 - Carnations , Pages 43-65 , C. Anne Whealy 3 - Roses , Pages 67-92 , Dominic J. Durkin 4 - Snapdragons , Pages 93-112 , Marlin N. Rogers 5 - Orchids , Pages 113-142 , Thomas J. Sheehan 6 - Gladiolus , Pages 143-157 , Gary J. Wilfret 7 - Specialty Cut Flowers , Pages 159-192 , Allan M. Armitage 8 - Bulbous and Tuberous Plants , Pages 195-221 , August De Hertogh 9 - Azaleas , Pages 223-248 , Roy A. Larson 10 - Potted Chrysanthemums , Pages 249-287 , G. Douglas Crater 11 - Gloxinias, African Violets, and Other Gesneriads , Pages 289-303 , R. Kent Kimmins 12 - Poinsettias , Pages 305-331 , David E. Hartley 13 - Easter Lilies , Pages 333-364 , Thomas C. Weiler 14 - Hydrangeas , Pages 365-383 , Douglas A. Bailey 15 - Cyclamen , Pages 385-407 , Richard E. Widmer 16 - Begonias , Pages 409-427 , Meriam G. Karlsson, Royal D. Heins 17 - Kalanchoe , Pages 429-450 , Alton J. Pertuit Jr. 18 - Geraniums , Pages 451-475 , William C. Fonteno 19 - Other Flowering Pot Plants , Pages 477-509 , P. Allen Hammer 20 - Bedding Plants , Pages 511-550 , William H. Carlson, Mark P. Kaczperski, Edward M. Rowley 21 - Hanging Baskets, Standards, Combination Pots, and Vertical Gardens , Pages 551-567 , Virginia R. Walter 22 - Foliage Plants , Pages 569-601 , Charles A. Conover Glossary , Pages 603-610 Index , Pages 611-636 The florists' chrysanthemum is a complex hybrid that, if grown from seed, segregates into many diverse flower forms.