Application of Botany in Horticulture

Contents: 1. Making a Herbarium. 2. The Morphology of Plants. 3. Cells and Tissues. 4. Anatomy of the Vegetative Parts of Plants. 5. Plant Physiology. 6. Plant Reproduction. 7. Genetics. 8. Systematics. 9. Plant Geography and Ecology.

While planning this work Andre Genin decided on three main objectives: to link the anatomy and morphology of plants in order to facilitate their botanical descriptions; to connect these descriptions with plant physiology in order to explain the vital functions of plants; and above all, to look for concrete examples with well-known plants drawn mainly from among those used in horticulture. Every "horticultural application" that is a product of nature or implemented by a professional is explained and justified botanically, The reader may, therefore, easily understand all horticultural techniques, including the most recent ones.