The Theory of Horticulture

by Lindley, John

• ISBN13: 9781108037242
• ISBN10: 1108037240
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-03
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

John Lindley (1799-1865) was an English horticulturalist who worked for Sir Joseph Banks and was later instrumental in saving the Royal Horticultural Society from financial disaster. His earlier books on British plants were well received and he was influential in the realm of botanical nomenclature, especially in orchidology. He was a prolific author and many of his books were aimed at a non-specialist readership. His aim in this work, published in 1840, was to provide 'the intelligent gardener, and the scientific amateur ... with the rationalia of the more important operations of horticulture'. Beginning with a chapter on seeds, the first part of the book describes the life and structure of a plant - the root, the stem, the leaves, the flowers and the fruit. The second part moves on to practical topics, such as ventilation and seed-saving, as well as pruning and potting, explaining many basic concepts of plant cultivation.

Table of Contents

Preface

Of the Principal Circumstances Connected with Vegetable Life Which Illustrate the Operations of Gardening

Germination

Growth by the root

Growth by the stem

Actions of leaves

Actions of flowers

Of the maturation of the fruit

Of temperature

Of the Physiological Principles upon Which the Operations of Horticulture Essentially Depend

Of bottom heat

Of the moisture of the soil

Of atmospheric moisture and temperature

Of ventilation

Of seed-sowing

Of seed-saving

Of seed-packing

Of propagation by eyes and knaurs

Of propagation by leaves

Of propagation by cuttings

Of propagation by layers and suckers

Of propagation by budding and grafting

Of pruning

Of training

Of potting

Of transplanting

Of the preservation of races by seed

Of the improvement of races

Of resting

Of soil and manure

Index

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