Lab Manual for Reiley/Shry's Introductory Horticulture, 6th

by Shry, Carroll; Reiley, H. Edward

• ISBN13: 9780766815704
• ISBN10: 0766815706
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781401889562
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-29
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Horticulture: An Introduction	1	(20)
Exploring Employment Opportunities in Horticulture	3	(2)
Exploring the Horticulture Field	5	(2)
Horticulture Crossword Puzzle	7	(2)
Personal Data Sheet, Traditional Resume, or Scannable Resume	9	(3)
Job Application	12	(3)
Agriscience Careers Word Search	15	(1)
Bulletin Board on Careers in Landscaping	16	(1)
Plant Nomenclature Fill-in-the-Blank	17	(1)
Plant Taxonomy Word Match	18	(1)
Plant Taxonomy: Using the Flower for Identification	19	(2)
Plant Science	21	(36)
Leaf Collection	23	(1)
Plant Parts and Functions Fill-in-the-Blank	24	(2)
Plant and Flower Part Identification	26	(1)
Horticulture Crossword Puzzle	27	(2)
Plant Parts and Their Function Word Match	29	(1)
Plant Parts Vocabulary Word Match	30	(1)
External Stem Structure	31	(1)
How Plants Grow Word Match	32	(1)
Cross Section of a Stem	33	(2)
Collecting and Preparing Soil Samples	35	(1)
Soil Testing	36	(1)
Soil Testing Fill-in-the-Blank	37	(1)
Determining Soil Particle Size	38	(1)
Using a Soil Survey Map	39	(1)
Determining Soil Texture	40	(3)
Using the Textural Triangle Chart	43	(2)
Controlling Soil Erosion	45	(2)
Wetlands Bioengineering	47	(1)
Calculating Soil Excavation	48	(1)
What's in a Fertilizer Bag?	49	(2)
Portable Kitchen Composter	51	(3)
Recycling Garden Waste	54	(1)
Plant Hormones	55	(2)
Plant Propagation	57	(24)
Seed Propagation	59	(3)
Plant Propagation Word Search	62	(1)
Plant Propagation Crossword Puzzle	63	(1)
Seed Crossword Puzzle	64	(1)
Annual Seeds Word Search	65	(1)
Seed Word Match	66	(1)
Seed Germination	67	(2)
Seed Viability by Seed Germination	69	(2)
Selecting and Taking Softwood Cuttings	71	(2)
Propagating Softwood Cuttings	73	(1)
Removal of Rooted Cuttings	74	(1)
Transplanting Cuttings	75	(1)
Venus' Flytrap Tissue Culture	76	(4)
Labeling Plants and Cuttings	80	(1)
Greenhouse Management and Crops	81	(8)
Chrysanthemums	83	(1)
Zonal Geraniums	84	(1)
Calculating Cubic Air Content of a Greenhouse	85	(1)
Marketing Signs	86	(1)
Plant Marketing Signs	87	(2)
Integrated Pest Control	89	(8)
Anatomy of Insects	91	(1)
Checking Plants for Insects	92	(3)
Identifying Weeds	95	(1)
Enticing Wildlife to the Garden	96	(1)
Container Grown Plants	97	(16)
Planting Container Plants with the Butterfly Technique	99	(1)
Creating a Bonsai	100	(1)
Creating an Interiorscape	101	(1)
Creating a Totem Pole	102	(1)
Creating a Topiary	103	(1)
Creating an Herbal Topiary	104	(1)
Creating a Window Box	105	(1)
Creating a Terrarium	106	(1)
Creating a Rough Texture English Stone Planter	107	(1)
Propagating Nursery Stock	108	(2)
Potting Nursery Stock	110	(3)
Using Plants in the Landscape	113	(82)
Designing an Annual Flower Bed	115	(4)
Designing a Perennial Flower Bed	119	(5)
Designing a Prairie Garden Display	124	(2)
Planting Seasonal Landscape Color	126	(2)
Measuring Nursery Stock	128	(2)
Balling and Burlapping with Drum Lacing	130	(2)
Determining Ground Cover	132	(2)
Designing a Bulb Bed	134	(1)
Forcing Bulbs for Spring	135	(1)
Pruning and Trimming Deciduous Trees	136	(1)
Pruning Balled and Burlapped Deciduous Trees and Shrubs	137	(1)
Pruning Bareroot Deciduous Trees	138	(1)
Pruning Conifer Trees	139	(1)
Mulching Beds	140	(3)
Identifying Power Horticultural Tools	143	(2)
Identifying Horticultural Hand Tools	145	(2)
Nursery and Landscaping Word Search (A)	147	(1)
Nursery and Landscaping Word Search (B)	148	(1)
Measuring and Drawing Lines with an Architect's Scale	149	(3)
Measuring and Drawing Lines with an Engineer's Scale	152	(3)
Identifying and Drawing Landscape Symbols	155	(3)
Using Diameter and Radius	158	(2)
Rendering Plants	160	(2)
Reading a Landscape Plan	162	(2)
Landscaping a Residential Property	164	(4)
Site Planning	168	(2)
Water Garden Project Practicum	170	(2)
Landscape Sketch Practicum	172	(3)
Retainer Walls in the Landscape	175	(5)
Drawing a Construction Detail of a Concrete Gravity Wall	180	(1)
Drawing a Construction Detail of a Timber Retaining Wall	181	(1)
Installing Interlocking Pavers	182	(1)
Installing Segmental Walls	183	(1)
Verbal Customer Assistance	184	(4)
Written Communication to a Client	188	(7)
Lawn and Turfgrass Establishment and Maintenance	195	(22)
Reading a Lawn Seed Label	197	(2)
Establishing a Lawn Area by Sodding	199	(1)
Determining Total Square Yards of Sod	200	(2)
Lawn Seeding	202	(1)
Lawn Renovation (Re-seeding)	203	(1)
Lawn Renovation (Over Seeding)	204	(1)
Lawn Watering	205	(2)
Calibrating a Cyclone Spreader	207	(2)
Sharpening a Mower Blade	209	(1)
Operating a Commercial Dethatcher	210	(2)
Operating a Walk-Behind Blower	212	(2)
Operating an Aerator-30	214	(3)
The Vegetable Garden	217	(10)
Establishing a Vegetable Garden	219	(5)
Containerized Pizza Garden Project	224	(1)
Determining Proper Amounts of Vegetable Seeds	225	(2)
The Small Fruit Garden	227	(6)
Planting Strawberries	229	(2)
Blueberries	231	(2)
Holiday Crafts and Floral Designs	233	(19)
Designing a Della Robbia Wreath	235	(1)
Constructing an Evergreen Wreath	236	(1)
Constructing a Hillman Wreath	237	(1)
Designing a Grapevine Wreath	238	(1)
Designing a Holiday Topiary Arrangement	239	(1)
Creating a Holiday Centerpiece	240	(1)
Creating a Miniature Christmas Tree Centerpiece	241	(1)
Identifying Floral Ribbon	242	(2)
Creating Ribbon Roses	244	(3)
Creating a Circular Floral Arrangement	247	(1)
Making a Carnation Corsage	248	(2)
Making a Feathered Carnation Corsage	250	(2)
Making a Rose Boutonniere	252