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Expanding the 1993 version, this volume presents detailed, authoritative information on the cultivation and propagation of plants grown for commercial cut flower production. An introductory chapter discusses domestic and foreign production, trends, and techniques for the post-harvest care of flowers. The bulk of the book presents an alphabetical listing of annual, perennial, bulbous, and woody species, including propagation and growing-on methods, environmental factors, yield, forcing, stage of harvest, post-harvest handling, and pests and diseases. Includes a section of color plates.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Book Description
This greatly revised and expanded edition of Specialty Cut Flowers offers a unique perspective on cut flower production, bringing together in one place the information growers need to propagate and cultivate their eye-catching plants. Introductory chapters offer a discussion of domestic and foreign production, a brief overview of trends, and general comments and techniques for the postharvest care of flowers. The main body of the book gives extensive coverage of annual, perennial, bulbous, and woody species for commercial cut flower production. For easier reference, plants now appear in single, straightforward A-to-Z order. This is an indispensable reference for the nursery bookshelf.


About the Author
Allan M. Armitage is professor of horticulture at the University of Georgia, Athens, where he teaches, conducts research, and runs the research gardens. His publications include eight other books and more than 250 articles and papers. He travels widely as a lecturer and consultant and has received numerous awards from nursery trade groups and horticultural organizations, including the Medal of Honor from the Garden Club of America, the Award of Merit from the Perennial Plant Society, and the American Horticultural Society Teaching Award. Judy M. Laushman received her bachelor of science in horticulture from Iowa State University. She has been the executive director of the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, Inc., since its inception in 1988 and is editor of The Cut Flower Quarterly.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This greatly revised and expanded edition of Specialty Cut Flowers offers a unique perspective on cut flower production, bringing together in one place the information growers need to propagate and cultivate their eye-catching plants.

With numerous tables, 100 color photos, and 84 beautiful line drawings, this comprehensive volume provides the cut-flower grower with a wealth of detailed information. Reflecting decades of research and writing by two distinguished horticulturists, Specialty Cut Flowers, Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged will be an indispensable reference for the nursery bookshelf.

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