Bonsai : An Art of Miniature Plant Culture

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Why bonsai. 3. Aesthetic aspects. 4. Details of bonsai parts. 5. Indoor bonsai. 6. Ideal environments for bonsai. 7. Selection of species. 8. Planting materials. 9. Bonsai nursery. 10. Containers for bonsai. 11. Potting compost. 12. Potting. 13. Step-by-step development. 14. Root pruning shifting or repotting. 15. Fixing large bonsai to a shallow pot. 16. Methods of dwarfing. 17. Watering weeding and feeding. 18. Different styles. 19. Training of bonsai. 20. Tools implements and accessories. 21.  Flowering and fruit bearing bonsai. 22. Bonsai of attractive foliage. 23. Displaying. 24. Peat and disease control. 25. Conservatory for bonsai. Glossary. Bonsai nursery. Bonsai societies. Reading materials. Index (species and cultivars). Index (general).

From the preface: The book is designed for those who are eager to have the guidance and instructions for growing their own bonsai. Even those who purchase bonsai or semi-bonsai from the bonsai nursery invariably need the guidance for rearing their subjects. To make the text attractive and interpretative as many as 150 figures have been included in the text. All the line drawings have been drawn by the author himself. An acknowledgement expressing gratitude to the persons concerned is included. They have assisted in providing photographs and transparencies for illustration.